Until Plasma 5.4.2 (wily) widgets could be unlocked and showed a side menu when hovering over them with the mouse. The side menu allowed moving, resizing and removing the widget. With Plasma 5.5.5 (xenial) the side menu does not appear anymore.
asked Apr 23, 2016 at 10:33
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With Plasma 5.5.5 the menu appears after a long left-click (instead of hovering with the mouse in Plasma 5.4.2). This can be changed back in Desktop Settings (right click on desktop) -> Tweaks -> Widget Handling. This solution was first posted on bugs.kde.org.
answered Apr 23, 2016 at 10:33
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3And the user hostile nutters in Plasma have struck again. Widgets can't be moved either with the crazy long left or any other way. It's 2018 and UX is two letters of the alphabet that mean nothing to the Plasmoids. Widgets can be locked and unlocked, but you can't drag a widget even when it's unlocked.– Warren PFeb 20, 2018 at 23:18
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Hello Warren, thanks for your comment. Do you think that you can create a new question for this issue specifying which version of Plasma is affected? Maybe someone will be able to find a workaround. By the way, did you check the options under Desktop Settings? Feb 21, 2018 at 2:51
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I too find Plasma a bit counter-intuitive. Having said that, widgets can be moved once the menu is shown by hovering on the menu away from the visible icons. A fist-like mouse cursor appears. Drag as needed. Still... an icon with 4 arrows... Mar 26, 2018 at 1:20
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2right-clicking a widget should also bring options for its settings and for removing it.– user47206Jul 11, 2018 at 14:23
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1It is a little insane to screw up basic functionality like this. I have not been able to move widgets after 10 mins of trying and this is totally unacceptable. I know you guys feel like you have to constantly add new features, but why can't you leave normal working simple functionality in peace? The new KDE is a backstep to what we had years ago. JUST STOP MESSING WHAT DOES NOT NEED FIXING!!! Jun 16, 2020 at 18:59