Bug 508450 - Menus close when clicking separators and margins
Summary: Menus close when clicking separators and margins
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: plasma-integration
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-08-19 08:02 UTC by Tech-Tac
Modified: 2025-08-19 19:27 UTC (History)
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Description Tech-Tac 2025-08-19 08:02:54 UTC 
SUMMARY
All menus throughout Plasma (except those in QtQuick apps) close even when clicking on item separators and other non-item areas (e.g. headers and margins of row-spread buttons).

This behavior can be frustrating for users with lower precision pointing devices and may give the impression that an action has been triggered, even when it hasn’t.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Right click e.g. on the desktop
2. Attempt to click a menu separator

OBSERVED RESULT
The menu closes just as though as an actionable item was clicked, which it is not.

EXPECTED RESULT
The menu stays open so the user gets a better chance at selecting a valid item without having to reopen the menu.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-08-19 19:27:07 UTC 
This is a QMenu behavior; I'm afraid you'll have to take it up with the Qt folks.