https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443082
--- Comment #27 from flan_suse <windows2li...@zoho.com> --- (In reply to Forest from comment #25) > Created attachment 160376 [details] > draft: Kickoff from Plasma 5.27.5 with configurable sidebar position > > I feel strongly that this should be configurable, so I decided to take on > the work of making it so. > > In case anyone wants to test it, here's a patched version of the Kickoff > plasmoid from Plasma 5.27.5, patched with a new "sidebar position" option. Just tested it, and it works as you described! CAVEAT: In my opinion, the Legacy Launcher is still preferable, since it already has a sane layout and is much snappier to use. (For reasons already discussed by myself and a few others in this thread.) Even when I move the "Favorites" to the left side, the "Application Categories" (now on the right side) still suffers from the "Triangle Filter". So let's say I want to go to my "Internet" applications. If I move my mouse too fast or at the wrong angle, I'll accidentally end up going to "Office" or "Multimedia" applications. :/ (I'm telling you, this new launcher slows down my workflow and creates more problems than solutions. I hate being "conscious" about using a menu launcher.) This is not an issue with the Legacy Launcher, since it's layout is simpler and easier to navigate. There's no need for any fancy "Triangle Filter" or "predictions", since there's no risk of collisions or overlaps. (With the new launcher, it's such a pain to quickly open up a file from the "History"; while it's very easy and effortless to do so with the Legacy Launcher.) Being able to choose which side your Favorites are displayed is definitely an improvement for this new launcher. My appreciation to you! Ironically, it feels like we're just re-inventing the Legacy Launcher. :P (I'm still going to use the Legacy Launcher. I need to get work done, and I can't feel like my desktop is creating friction or resistance. I don't want to have to "think about" every time I use the launcher.) Cluttering more things into "sub-panes" makes this new launcher feel crammed, and more prone to collisions or accidents. The Legacy Launcher has large, distinct "tabs" to effortlessly switch between modes: Favorites, Applications, Places, History, Settings, Leave, etc. (You can even enable/disable the ones you want.) No fancy mouse movements needed. Nothing's "crammed" together. The new launcher crams "History" and "Places" together, but you need to navigate a "sub-pane" to switch between them, and only after visiting the "Places" section on the bottom. The same for "Favorites" and "Applications". There's just too much going on in a crammed space with this new launcher. It must also bear repeating: It's super annoying to have to consciously move my mouse cursor vertically AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE so that it registers immediately what I hover over. If there's an "angle" or "skew" to my movement, it doesn't register the item. (Luckily, this doesn't happen with the "Favorites". It only affects the sub-panes that use a "Triangle Filter".) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
