Bug 507937 - Popups from widgets on a side panel can part of top or bottom panel
Summary: Popups from widgets on a side panel can part of top or bottom panel
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Panel (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.4
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-08-06 11:21 UTC by Marie Rosalia Pokladowski
Modified: 2025-09-29 17:01 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.5.0
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Attachments
The resulting behavior. Note the application launcher overlapping the top bar (2.74 MB, image/png)
2025-08-06 11:21 UTC, Marie Rosalia Pokladowski
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The application launcher having panel-width padding from the bottom, despite the panel being on the top. (2.61 MB, image/png)
2025-08-06 11:22 UTC, Marie Rosalia Pokladowski
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The application launcher having the same panel-width padding from the bottom, but with the top-panel being on the bottom. (2.58 MB, image/png)
2025-08-06 11:22 UTC, Marie Rosalia Pokladowski
Details

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Description Marie Rosalia Pokladowski 2025-08-06 11:21:00 UTC
Created attachment 183827 [details]
The resulting behavior. Note the application launcher overlapping the top bar

SUMMARY
When panels are set up with a top and side panel configuration (GNOME/Unity style), all widgets on the side bar when opened pad on the wrong portion of the monitor, acting as if the top bar was on the bottom of the screen. I'm using Application Menu as an example, but any widget (that pops out) works.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Add panel on the top
2. Add panel on the side
3. Add an application menu on the side panel
4. Open application menu

OBSERVED RESULT
Application menu does not respect the top panel's position, acting as if it is on the bottom. The application menu ends up overlapping the top panel if placed on the top (shown in attachment).

EXPECTED RESULT
Application menu is placed with enough padding to fit below the top panel, or lacks padding when placed on the bottom, respecting the top panel's position.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.9-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Comment 1 Marie Rosalia Pokladowski 2025-08-06 11:22:03 UTC
Created attachment 183828 [details]
The application launcher having panel-width padding from the bottom, despite the panel being on the top.
Comment 2 Marie Rosalia Pokladowski 2025-08-06 11:22:45 UTC
Created attachment 183829 [details]
The application launcher having the same panel-width padding from the bottom, but with the top-panel being on the bottom.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-08-08 16:51:48 UTC
Can confirm.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-09-29 17:01:23 UTC
I can't confirm it anymore. Looks like this was fixed in Plasma 6.5!