How to resize a Folder View widget on the desktop?

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It's surely my fault, but I am not able to resize the folder view widgets I've put on the desktop.

In the previous release (14.04, KDE 4) the folder view widgets all had auto-appearing hanldes for setup, rotation and resize, among other features.

Now I have no clue how to do it. Any idea?

I just had the exact same problem with 16.04, and no problems with 14.04 resizing. I've been trying all day. No one will ever discover this feature! — user12711, May 17, 2016 at 4:10

EnzoR · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-23 10:24:04Z

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Found!

You need to click and hold into a widget in order to have the handles appearing.

It's quite different from KDE4 where the handles appeared by hovering the pointer on one side of the the widget!

answered Apr 23, 2016 at 10:24

EnzoR

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This behavior can be changed back in Desktop Settings (right click on desktop) -> Tweaks -> Widget Handling. Source: bugs.kde.org.
– Stéphane Tréboux
Apr 23, 2016 at 12:23
Cool! Good to know!
– EnzoR
Apr 23, 2016 at 15:03
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Wow that is atrocious! Since when do you long click with a mouse? You know your UI sucks when people have to Google how to do something basic like move/resize.
– Mike
Nov 15, 2016 at 22:36
@Mike totally. I'm switching to XFCE right now. Just had enough of Kubuntu.
– Hayri Uğur Koltuk
Apr 22, 2017 at 10:10

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user47206user47206 · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-11 14:27:45Z

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Also, right-clicking the widget brings option to access its settings and option to remove it.

That is - if widgets are not locked. If they are locked, only settings are accessible.

answered Jul 11, 2018 at 14:27

user47206

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But you cannot resize the widget, only change the other settings.
– EnzoR
Jul 14, 2018 at 14:14

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