Bug 515761 - main window shrinks when selecting/scrolling through Devices list (height&width decreases at each Device change)
Summary: main window shrinks when selecting/scrolling through Devices list (height&wid...
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: partitionmanager
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.12.3
Platform: Debian stable Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Andrius Štikonas
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Reported: 2026-02-09 09:38 UTC by bydegtc
Modified: 2026-02-10 17:58 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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[KDE partitionmanager] main window shrinks when selecting/scrolling through Devices list (1.26 MB, video/mp4)
2026-02-09 09:38 UTC, bydegtc 		Details
detach Information tab (193.15 KB, image/png)
2026-02-10 07:26 UTC, bydegtc 		Details
move Information to bottom (179.23 KB, image/png)
2026-02-10 07:28 UTC, bydegtc 		Details
hide Information tab (151.05 KB, image/png)
2026-02-10 07:30 UTC, bydegtc 		Details
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Description bydegtc 2026-02-09 09:38:58 UTC 
Created attachment 189382 [details]
[KDE partitionmanager] main window shrinks when selecting/scrolling through Devices list

SUMMARY
main window shrinks when selecting/scrolling through Devices list (height&width decreases at each Device change)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. ensure you have 2 or more disks
2. open partitionmanager, either "maximize-d" (fulls creen) or "restore-d" (not full screen)
3. use keyboard up/down arrows or mouse to select different device (Devices pane on the left)

OBSERVED RESULT
Main window (/dev/<selected_device> -- KDE Partition Manager) changes its size at each Device selection

EXPECTED RESULT
Do not change size))

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.63+deb13-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attached video looks absurd, but event a-couple-of-pixels window size change causes anxiety X_x
Comment 1 Andrius Štikonas 2026-02-09 18:57:25 UTC 
Can't reproduce it here? Perhaps X11 only bug? Could you try on Wayland?
Comment 2 bydegtc 2026-02-10 07:26:55 UTC 
Created attachment 189425 [details]
detach Information tab
Comment 3 bydegtc 2026-02-10 07:28:17 UTC 
Created attachment 189426 [details]
move Information to bottom
Comment 4 bydegtc 2026-02-10 07:30:08 UTC 
Created attachment 189427 [details]
hide Information tab
Comment 5 bydegtc 2026-02-10 07:32:54 UTC 
(In reply to Andrius Štikonas from comment #1)
> Can't reproduce it here? Perhaps X11 only bug? Could you try on Wayland?

Cant log in with Wayland, just black screen.
But I've just noticed that removing Information tab from main window layout (either use as separate window or hide) "solves" the problem. 
Also, if Information tab is moved from left pane to bottom, only window width shrinks.

Added pictures to attachments
Comment 6 TraceyC 2026-02-10 17:58:24 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. Unfortunately, these versions of Partition Manager and Plasma are no longer maintained by KDE. Debian advises users to not submit bugs upstream (https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting). It's possible that the bug exists only in Debian at this point. 

Could you report the bug to Debian using the report bug utility (https://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/reportbug)? If necessary, the maintainer of the package will forward the bug upstream.

Thanks for understanding.