Bug 510908 - Context menu does not dodge panel that's in Auto-Hide mode like it does in Always Visible mode
Summary: Context menu does not dodge panel that's in Auto-Hide mode like it does in Al...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Panel (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: LO minor
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-10-22 08:27 UTC by Fernando M. Muniz
Modified: 2025-10-24 12:41 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Issue on Plasma 6.4.5 (46.81 KB, image/png)
2025-10-22 08:27 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz
Details
Reproducing the issue. (1.18 MB, video/x-matroska)
2025-10-22 09:25 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz
Details

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Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-10-22 08:27:26 UTC
Created attachment 185995 [details]
Issue on Plasma 6.4.5

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Accidentally right-click above the upmost widget, instead of on the widget.

OBSERVED RESULT
The widgets gets covered by the context menu.

EXPECTED RESULT
The context menu should appear right next to the vertical panel, instead of on top of it.
That will allow the user to click on the would-be-covered widget after opening a context menu.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.3-arch2-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6
Comment 1 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-10-22 08:45:59 UTC
Can not reproduce on Plasma 6.4.5? Context menus here open outside the panel.
Comment 2 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-10-22 09:25:54 UTC
Created attachment 185996 [details]
Reproducing the issue.

Then only one of them is working as intended.
Comment 3 TraceyC 2025-10-22 20:43:38 UTC
In the video, The panel is set to auto-hide, left side. The panel is un-hidden, and the context menu for Icons-Only Task Manager appears over the panel. The context menu also covers the panel when pulled up over other things in the panel, except the sound input widget context menu.

I'm am able to reproduce the bug with Plasma built from git-master. It doesn't happen with all areas of the panel, as in the video. I can trigger it by right clicking to the left of the network or clock widgets in the system tray.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-10-23 15:41:46 UTC
Ah, I can reproduce it when the panel is in auto-hide mode. It's unclear to me which behavior is right, but the inconsistency between them probably isn't intentional.
Comment 5 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-10-24 12:41:00 UTC
I'm still having this issue in Plasma 6.5