Kmenu Application Dashboard mode - is there someplace I can adjust settings?

[oshunluvr]

I have been using and love the "Dashboard" mode of Kmenu, but I have two issues;

#1 : It uses full screen mode and I'd like to configure a less-than-full-screen size instead. Wide screen monitors result in the favorites being all the way on the upper-left and the log-off/shutdown buttons on the lower-left while the application list is all the way on the right. I'd like a narrower dashboard display to be possible. Being able to specify height, width and position would be optimal.

#2: Icon titles are only given a single line 12 characters so virtually every application name ends with an ellipsis.

So I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a config file somewhere I can play with or how to locate the developer is so I can plead my case.

[Rog131]

Plasma 5 Dashboard widget

(org.kde.plasma.kickerdash -> org.kde.plasma.kicker)

Same kind of:

- Why is Plasma so configurable and Kickoff is not: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=131914
- Menu size. Resize or going to be Resizable?: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=128771
- QML to change the kicker height: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=138720
- change size of application dashboard: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=133156
- Customize kde application dashboard: https://forum.manjaro.org/t/solved-c...ashboard/18241

The user can edit the plasmoids: /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/... A bit better way is to copy the scripts to the user's home and rename the plasmoids(/metadata.desktop and metadata.json). Getting started: https://techbase.kde.org/Development...GettingStarted

An example - Dashboard max height & width

With the plasma 5.10.4.

Copying the /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kicker/ to $HOME/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kicker/. The KDE will prefer the user plasmoid over the system plasmoids. A bit better way is to copy the scripts to the user's home and rename the plasmoids. This is only an example so cutting the corners.

Editing the $HOME/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kicker/contents/ui/DashboardRepresentation.qml:



Adding Dashboard window max width and height:

maximumWidth : 800
maximumHeight : 600

Saving the DashboardRepresentation.qml and restarting the plasmashell...



Bugs & Wishes

You could file a bug/wish report to the KDE bug tracker: https://bugs.kde.org

The Dashboard copyright (developer) information can be read from the widget metadata.desktop & metadata.json files and the qml files.

Alternatives

KDE Store: https://store.kde.org

[oshunluvr]

Rog, you're the bomb as always!

Is there a setting to control position? Since 0,0 is always upper/left the menu is anchored there. I keep my panel on the right side (fits my current multi-PC environment) and I like the menu to open on the right as well. I guess I should have said that in the first post...

[oshunluvr]

BTW, the maxwidth/heoght worked like a charm. I tried "x : 1920" to move the window to the middle (screen res. 3840x1600) but no change using that one.

[oshunluvr]

I got a hold of the developer but he wasn't interested in helping. Still trying to get the starting x,y to move...