Universal BlueUB
Universal Blue•5mo ago
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Plasma gets stuck in edit mode

For a few months now, if I select Show Panel Configuration my plasma half goes into edit mode and locks up.

I can still alt tab to switch between windows and work within them (shortcuts such as ctrl+alt+t work), but I can't interact with the taskbar at all.
None of the configuration options appear. It just looks like the second screenshot and sits there frozen.

I tried killall plasmashell && plasmashell & and got the error in the 3rd screenshot (not sure if this is just because old search results that no longer apply for this version?)

Has anyone else had/resolved this issue? Or know where to look?
Solution
I'd try resetting the Plasma settings

Try the following:

  • Open the file explorer (Dolphin)
  • Press CTRL+H to show hidden files and folders
  • Delete your .cache folder (it will be recreated but it solves lots of issues)
  • Open the .config folder and delete plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc (this is the core file that holds your pinned applications, and panels and widget settings)
  • Think you might have to run killall plasmashell && plasmashell & for the reset to occur
  • Hopefully the editor will work normally after that
If that doesn't work you can go deeper with resetting overall plasma/kde settings by deleting more files in the .config folder
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