Bug 509105 - Dragging a file to a grouped app shows the group dialog which has no thumbnails and small click targets; showing the previews would be better
Summary: Dragging a file to a grouped app shows the group dialog which has no thumbnai...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgets (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-09-04 13:49 UTC by postix
Modified: 2025-10-29 19:49 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description postix 2025-09-04 13:49:32 UTC 
Created attachment 184709 [details]
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1a. Open Dolphin
1b. Open Dolphin twice
2. Drag a file from Dolphin and move the cursor over Dolphin's icon in the Icons-Only-Taskmanager

OBSERVED RESULT
1a. No preview is shown
1b. A popup is shown with the titles of the two Dolphin windows only
       The dragged file preview covers the underlying tabs, so that it's hard to impossible to read the text.
       (In the screenshot the dragged file preview is invisible though.)

EXPECTED RESULT
In both cases: A preview is displayed as when moving the cursor over the icon, while not dragging a file.

This would resolve the issue of covering the titles and also a preview helps to choose the correct drop target.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250829
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 postix 2025-09-04 13:51:01 UTC 
I've also noticed, that the popup with tabs closes itself, when trying to move the cursor over it, in order to choose the desired drop target.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-09-17 23:02:53 UTC 
Yeah, we could improve the UX here by showing the preview tooltip rather than the group dialog.