After unlocking widgets, handles do not appear for resize.

[kubicle]

I wish then that they would make the container just the size of the widget, so flexibility returns.

Like has been suggested on the thread, the issue likely lies with your plasma desktop theme, not kubuntu or plasma...and if you are using a third party theme, there is very little the kubuntu or plasma devs can do about it (the theme author can fix it, of course, if he/she has not abandoned it).

To confirm the above (it may also help us help you fix the theme, if we can download it and take a look), please answer the following:

Which theme are you using?
Where did you get it?
Did you try another theme, like the default breeze (you don't need to continue using it, just test it to see if the issue is theme specific...as it seems to be)?

[Shabakthanai]

If I understand your question, I am using the default Breeze theme. I have come to be able to adjust the size and move widgets, but I am unable to place them close to the right border, not all of them but some of them. The weather widget has a mind of its own, as does the Analog Clock. I believe the solution will come in an update or upgrade. RodJ has the selfsame problem as I, we chatted about such things during my last evening, his morning.

I am going to mark this post as solved, because being a Beta, this kind of problem is to be expected. Additionally, I am interested in locating bugs to help the developers. When K16.04 becomes an LTS, I will re-address the issue if it hasn't been corrected in an update or dist-update. Thanks for the input, I believe I understand your theory. Shab

Like has been suggested on the thread, the issue likely lies with your plasma desktop theme, not kubuntu or plasma...and if you are using a third party theme, there is very little the kubuntu or plasma devs can do about it (the theme author can fix it, of course, if he/she has not abandoned it).

To confirm the above (it may also help us help you fix the theme, if we can download it and take a look), please answer the following:

Which theme are you using?
Where did you get it?
Did you try another theme, like the default breeze (you don't need to continue using it, just test it to see if the issue is theme specific...as it seems to be)?

[Rog131]

Plasma 5 applet / widget handle and padding

Plasma 5 is eating qml & svg and drawing something to the desktop.


With the standard Plasma 5.6.2 desktop and the Breeze plasma theme:




Turning the plasma applet handle to the left - editing: /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.desktopcontainment/contents/ui/AppletAppearance.qml

Before:

            Loader {
                id: appletHandle
                z: appletContainer.z + 1
                property bool forceFloating : false
                anchors {
                    verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                    right: plasmoidBackground.right
                }

After:

            Loader {
                id: appletHandle
                z: appletContainer.z + 1
                property bool forceFloating : false
                anchors {
                    verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                    right: plasmoidBackground.left
                }

and taking a bit of the padding/margins from the right:

Before:

            Item {
                id: appletContainer
                anchors {
                    fill: parent
                    leftMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.left
                    rightMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.right + handleWidth
                    topMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.top
                    bottomMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.bottom
                }

After:

            Item {
                id: appletContainer
                anchors {
                    fill: parent
                    leftMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.left
                    rightMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.right - 50
                    topMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.top
                    bottomMargin: plasmoidBackground.margins.bottom
                }

Restarting the plasma shell

KRunner:

kquitapp5 plasmashel
plasmashelll

or log out - log in.


The Analog Clock:




It is possible to push a bit more:

[kubicle]

Yeah, you can tinker with the margins to make them smaller (nice work again Rog), but the default margins for the appletContainer alone can't really explain the "1.5 inch margin" Shab and Rod are experiencing.

Maybe there is something wrong with the widget svgs (if the issue only affects some widgets like the analog clock and weather widget)?