Resizable Application Launcher

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Description:
Plasmoid which modifying the application launcher to allows:
-resizing it by long pressing the configure button.
-changing its position by long pressing the header bar with dragging it.
-changing its icons size by long pressing right click with Scrolling up/down

Note:
it needs restarting the plasma shell.

Requires:
Plasma 5.21 or higher.

Ratings & Comments

24 Comments

cipricus

It works in Kubuntu 22.10, but I had to add a window rule to keep it above other windows, or it would open below any visible one.

belr

9 9 excellent

eviljay

Doesn't seem to work on 5.24.3. Causes kickoff not to open at all.

artemgur

10 10 the best

torhec

I like it a lot but I have a bug that each time a reboot the launcher stops working (neither by clicking nor key shortcut) and I only get it to work again if I remove it and added again, which is annoying because y also have to reconfigure it again (change it size and icon). This a on new installation of arch with KDE plasma 5.22.4

jamesdent

I like the concept a lot, but it has some bugs that make it annoying to use. First, if you press the key combination to launch it, it will appear behind active windows. This does not happen if you click on it. Second, if you click on the toolbar buttonafter searching and launching an application, the previous search will still be active. This does on happen if you press the key combination. I've observed this behavior in Plasma 5.22.4 on openSUSE Tumbleweed.

bstrong5280

10 Thanks for this! Great improvement!

trump

10 10 the best

emvaized

10 Thanks for your work, launcher works awesome! It provides configuration options I really wanted to see in the stock launcher. I have a few requests, however: 1) Please provide option to change categories sidebar width - I'd like it to be more narrow 2) Please implement horizontal scroll listener to switch between horizontal categories (Applications / Places). I have a mouse with dedicated horizontal scrollwheel, and it will be great to utilize it I also have a bug that launcher tends to be open on second monitor - it was there initially (despite I have launcher button on the first monitor), and sometimes forgets my custom position and opens on the second monitor again. Icons and categories were also very huge at the first launch, but I fixed it from settings.

emvaized

Also, Escape button doesn't close the popup - it would be great if it did :)

Vistausss

9 9 excellent

servitecbaires

Hello! I have this error message when I click on the icon: "Error al cargar archivo QML: file:///home/marto/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kickoff/contents/ui/Kickoff.qml:142:16: Type FullRepresentation unavailable file:///home/marto/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kickoff/contents/ui/FullRepresentation.qml:32:1: module "org.kde.kirigami" version 2.13 is not installed" Thanks for your time!

borealis

Try to install kirigami2: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2

servitecbaires

Nothing changed btw, I'm using kubuntu 20.04

borealis

it requires >=Plasma 5.21

borealis

i'm sorry about that

smezzylixo

this ruined my kde app launcher lol, it doesn't show up anymore and I don't know how to uninstall this

tuxg0d

remove the folder ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kickoff

tuxg0d

10 Nevermind, I forgot to read the new description on how to use it.

tuxg0d

New update removes ability to set launcher position and resize launcher. Why?

thebigwazz

9 9 excellent, resized menu only applies when widget is clicked. If activated with shortcut keys, the menu moves to the edge where the widget is placed.

babblegum

10 10 the best could use an option to open categories on click instead of hover as its a bit slow to populate icons

sharkpin

10 Works well

TheGrandFinale2001

10 Agreed, it should have been this way from the start. Thank you for this!!!!

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