PlasmaZones 1.14.0

11 changes, released February 21, 2026.

Added

  • Per-side edge gaps: Independent top/bottom/left/right outer gap values instead of a single uniform gap, useful for transparent panels or asymmetric screen setups. Global toggle in KCM with per-layout overrides in the editor. Full undo/redo support. (#187, #188)
  • Per-zone fixed pixel geometry: Zones can now use absolute pixel coordinates instead of relative 0.0-1.0 values, enabling precise pixel-perfect layouts that don’t scale with resolution. Per-zone toggle between Relative and Fixed modes in the editor. (#180, #182)
  • Full screen geometry toggle: Per-layout option to use the full screen area (ignoring panels/taskbars) for zone calculations, allowing zones to extend behind auto-hide or transparent panels. (#179, #181)
  • AlwaysActive zone activation: New activation mode that shows zones on every window drag without requiring a modifier key or mouse button. Configurable in KCM Zones tab. (#185, #186)

Changed

  • Copy-on-write layout saving: Layouts are only written to disk when actually modified, with per-layout dirty tracking to avoid unnecessary I/O during bulk operations.

Fixed

  • Hardcoded 1920x1080 fallback removed from D-Bus zone detection. Uses actual screen geometry.
  • Fixed preview rendering for fixed-geometry zones in KCM new layout dialog.
  • All layouts recalculated on startup and screen changes to prevent stale geometry.
  • Per-side edge gap: -1 sentinel no longer leaks into geometry calculations when settings are unavailable.
  • Per-side edge gap: usePerSideOuterGap toggle now persists across save/load even with all-default side values.
  • Per-side edge gap: clearing override in editor is now undoable.