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I tried installing this package via the Install new widgets and also the repo. Getting the foolowing error:

kf.package: Invalid metadata for package structure "Plasma/Applet"
Package type "Plasma/Applet" not found
Providing a metadata.desktop file for KPackage metadata is deprecated. Please convert this file using the following command or contact the author:
"desktoptojson /home/sachin/Downloads/Simple-Kickoff-for-Plasma/metadata.desktop; rm /home/sachin/Downloads/Simple-Kickoff-for-Plasma/metadata.desktop"
kf.coreaddons.desktopparser: Unable to find service type for service "Plasma/Applet" listed in "/home/sachin/Downloads/Simple-Kickoff-for-Plasma/metadata.desktop" - service type search directories were ("/home/sachin/.local/share", "/home/sachin/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share", "/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share", "/usr/local/share", "/usr/share")

Kindly help me.

Regards,
Sachin

Description:

The Simple Kickoff extension doesn't support right sidebar natively, but it can be forced by switching from the default application launcher.

Steps to reproduce:

From the Application Launcher widget:

1. Configure the "Sidebar position" to be on the "Right".
2. Switch to Simple Kickoff using the "Show alternatives..." menu.

System info:

Linux distro: Fedora 40
KDE Plasma version: 6.0.2

Is it possible to add support to submenus as new kickoff doesn't support it anymore?
Also subtitles can they be disabled? this kickoff grid have support to it....
https://store.kde.org/p/1317546

When moving from a category with few apps to a category with many apps, the appearance of the scrollbar causes a resize.

what the title says, buttons for restart, power off etc are sitting under searchbar and therefore are unreachable

I am using Endeavour OS (arch based) and kde 6
downloaded the plasmoid from kde store and installed via the command provided here on github with minor change that seemed logical to me: (kpackagetool6 -t Plasma/Applet --install)

Nice improvement over the stock Application Launcher. I have one minor issue though.

The menu height is fixed depending on how many categories there are, which makes sense. However, in grid mode, if any category has more entries, then we have to scroll down to see all of them. The stock Application Launcher automatically extend the menu height so that they're all displayed.

• Stock Application Launcher:
  

• Simple-Kickoff-for-Plasma:
  

Any chance this behavior could be implemented? It would

Keep up the good work.

Default Kickoff plasmoid has such an option, and I think it would be a good addition for Simple Kickoff as well, since then launching a pinned application from favorites would require less mouse movement.

I find the fact that the categories switch on mouseover very annoying, to the point where I just can't use the Kickoff menu. I just end up trying to click something in my favorites while the category changes to something else because I moved my mouse over it too slowly... It would be nice if it was possible to disable this behavior in the configuration. To have to actually click on the categories to switch between them.

Thanks for your work and consideration :)

after updating and installing the plasma 6 of the launcher, I noticed that the launcher isn't perfectly centered
here is what it looks like :

It would be great if the favorites menu would disappear when there are no favorite applications. This way the default menu would be All Applications rather than Favorites.