[Bug 159716] New: plasma handles are slippery devils

[Saurabh Asthana]

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           Summary: plasma handles are slippery devils
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: panel-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: faplap gmail com


Version:            (using KDE 4.0.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

Several aspects of the plasmoid handles confound my expectations.

First, they sometimes move based on the plasmoid's screen position. Sometimes they're on the right, sometimes on the left - I can't figure out what causes this behavior, and it confuses and upsets me.

Second, if I want to resize, the plasma handles only appear if I hover over the plasmoid - but they disappear as soon as I overshoot the handle edge. I.e., I do this: hover over the plasmoid to make the handles appear (which takes a noticeable fraction of a second); then move my mouse to click the resize or rotate handle or whatever. But my mouse control is not very precise, so sometimes I overshoot by 1 or 2 pixels. The handle vanishes. My mouse cursor is now 10 or 12 pixels away from the plasmoid, and I must move it back onto the plasmoid to try again. Annoying - a little tolerance for my humanity would be appreciated.