Using the default panel (js) script, we can set the `floating` property, but we cannot set `floatingApplets'. Because of this, this setting cannot be changed via layout template of default panel.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/6882
Git commit 61ad4a3dced883d26f383a609b9f4b651c59bdac by Nate Graham, on behalf of Ramil Nurmanov. Committed on 29/07/2026 at 16:39. Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'. shell/scripting: expose floatingApplets on Panel Expose the `floatingApplets` property on the scripting `Panel` object. This allows panel layout scripts to configure whether applets use the floating style, just like the existing `floating` property. FIXED-IN: 6.8.0 M +18 -0 shell/scripting/panel.cpp M +4 -0 shell/scripting/panel.h https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/61ad4a3dced883d26f383a609b9f4b651c59bdac