https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=432204
Bug ID: 432204
Summary: Location of "Places" hinders favorite usage
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.20.90
Platform: Debian unstable
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff)
Assignee: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Reporter: norb...@preining.info
CC: mikel5...@gmail.com, plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 135235
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Current status - shadowed favorites
SUMMARY
If the kickoff menu button is in the lower left (default), activating the new
kickoff and then moving diagonally to the grid of favorites often switched to
the "Places" because the auto-activating button "Places" is in the mouse path
from the kickoff start location to the favorites.
In fact, most of the favorites are reachable only via the Places button when
going in straight lines, see attached image 1.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. activate kickoff by clicking on the start button
2. move diagonally to one of your favorites
3. the mouse pointer moves over the places menu and activates it
OBSERVED RESULT
Places are activated
EXPECTED RESULT
Being able to select a favorite
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian/unstable
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The attached image 1 shows that the places button actually shadow about half of
the favorites area (area between yellow lines marked with a big yellow X). The
activation of the Places button is time dependent (I guess), so the outer
corner might not activate it, but I have been hit by this behaviour already
many times by now.
I suggest (see attached image 2 for a very rough mock-up) (although this might
not be possible fro 5.21) moving the Places button vertically on the side of
the applications. This would have the following advantages and disadvantages:
Advantages
* orthogonalization of concern: - move right for logout/sleep/system stuff -
move up for apps/places/future stuff - move diagonally for selection. This
feels much more natural to me.
* area of shadowed favorites greatly reduced (see yellow area in image 2)
* open space for additional entries next to Places
Disadvantage
* again a different layout after the introduction of the new kickoff
Thanks for the great KDE/Plasma!
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