fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones v2.2.0

PlasmaZones v2.2.0

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PlasmaZones v2.2.0

Added

• Independent border and title bar toggles (fixes #210): New "Show focus border" setting draws a colored border around the focused tiled window without requiring title bars to be hidden. Border width, corner radius, and color are configurable independently.
• Border corner radius setting: New corner radius option (0–20px) for the autotile focus border. For borderless windows, the window content is clipped to match the rounded border.
• Right-click context menu for layouts: Edit, Set as Default, Show/Hide from Zone Selector, Enable/Disable Auto-assign, Duplicate, Export, and Delete actions are now accessible via right-click on layout cards. The toolbar has been simplified to New Layout, Import, Open Folder, and view switching.
• Monitor selector for layout editor: Layouts KCM now shows a screen selector (multi-monitor setups) so the editor opens on the correct monitor instead of always using the first screen.

Fixed

• Double toggle-float on multi-monitor setups: Navigation signal connections were registered twice (constructor + daemon ready), causing float toggle and other shortcuts to fire their handlers twice and immediately cancel themselves.
• Snap-mode zone changes leaking into autotile engine: The autotile engine's windowZoneChanged listener incorrectly called onWindowAdded() for snap-mode windows, triggering "not in m_windowToStateKey" warnings and potentially inserting windows into the wrong screen's tiling state.
• Window tiling state preserved when moved to another desktop: Moving a tiled window to a different virtual desktop now properly removes it from the source desktop's tiling and retiles to fill the gap. Title bars are restored for borderless windows.
• Editor opens on wrong monitor (fixes #216): The Layouts KCM always sent the editor to the first screen in the list. Now uses user selection, falling back to the primary monitor.
• "Open Layouts Folder" error on fresh install (fixes #216): The layouts directory is now created if it doesn't exist before opening.
• Layout grid not refreshing after duplicate/delete/import: The daemon never emitted layout change D-Bus signals, so the KCM grid relied on manual reloads. Added scheduleLoad() after all mutating operations.
• QML compiler warning in layout editor: Fixed threshold variable used before declaration in DividerManager.qml.
• Update check button spacing: Increased padding between the "Check for Updates" button and the result message.

Changed

• KCM layout reorganization: Autotiling settings split into Appearance (Colors, Decorations, Focus Border) and Behavior cards. Snapping "Snapping Behavior" card renamed to "Behavior" for consistency.
• Enable toggles restyled: Snapping and Tiling enable toggles now use the same bold-label + switch pattern as the main "Enable PlasmaZones" toggle.
• Layout toolbar simplified: Per-layout actions moved to right-click context menu. Toolbar retains only global actions (New Layout, Import, Open Folder, view switcher).

Installation

Arch Linux (AUR):

yay -S plasmazones  # or plasmazones-bin

Arch Linux (manual):

sudo pacman -U plasmazones-2.2.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

KDE Neon / Debian-based:

sudo dpkg -i plasmazones_2.2.0-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Install dependencies if needed

Fedora (COPR):

sudo dnf copr enable fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones
sudo dnf install plasmazones

Fedora (manual RPM):

sudo dnf install plasmazones-2.2.0-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm

openSUSE Tumbleweed (manual RPM):

sudo zypper install plasmazones-2.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm

openSUSE Tumbleweed (OBS):

sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ilFrance/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/home:ilFrance.repo
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install plasmazones

Community-maintained package by ilFrance

Universal Linux (AppDir):
For Fedora Atomic, Steam Deck, or non-root user installation:

tar xzf plasmazones-2.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
cd plasmazones-linux-x86_64
./install.sh

NixOS (flake):

# flake.nix inputs
plasmazones.url = "github:fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones";

# configuration.nix
programs.plasmazones.enable = true;

NixOS (standalone):
Download plasmazones.nix from the release assets, then:

# configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = [
  (pkgs.callPackage ./plasmazones.nix {})
];

Post-Installation

systemctl --user enable --now plasmazones.service
systemsettings kcm_plasmazones