PlasmaZones 2.3.8

10 changes, released March 19, 2026.

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Added

  • Batch settings D-Bus method: New setSettings(QVariantMap) method applies multiple settings in one D-Bus call with a single KConfig save. Complete settings registry with 87 entries covering all autotile, zone selector, shortcut, and behavior settings.
  • Per-screen settings D-Bus methods: New setPerScreenSetting/clearPerScreenSettings/getPerScreenSettings D-Bus methods for autotile, snapping, and zone selector categories. Per-screen calls use async D-Bus to avoid blocking the KCM UI during slider interactions.
  • Zone previews in autotile dropdowns: Autotile algorithm dropdowns now show layout thumbnails with zone previews, matching the snapping layout dropdown UX.

Changed

  • Daemon is sole KConfig writer: All KCM settings writes now route through D-Bus to the daemon. No KCM sub-page calls m_settings->save() directly. Eliminates dual-writer race conditions between the KCM and daemon.
  • Batch signal suppression: setSettings() wraps setter calls in QSignalBlocker to prevent N intermediate settingsChanged emissions mid-batch. The KCM’s notifyReload() triggers a single settingsChanged with all values committed.

Fixed

  • Mode toggle affects all monitors: Meta+Shift+T autotile toggle now only affects the focused screen’s context. Previously, seedAutotileOrderForScreen and the resnap-from-autotile-order loop processed all screens instead of the shortcut’s target screen.
  • Clearing autotile algorithm to “Use default” switches to snapping mode: activeLayoutId() now returns "autotile:" (recognized by isAutotile()) when mode is Autotile with empty algorithm, instead of returning empty string which caused updateAutotileScreens to drop the screen from autotile.
  • showBorder and hideTitleBars are independent toggles: Turning off borders no longer forces title bars to reappear. Turning on hideTitleBars now immediately hides title bars on all currently tiled windows instead of waiting for the next retile.
  • KCM save ordering for per-screen overrides: setDaemonSettings() now runs before m_settings->save() so per-screen overrides written by the KCM are not overwritten by the daemon’s stale values.
  • Navigation fallback screen: Fall back to the KWin effect’s screen when the daemon’s stored screen assignment is gone, preventing navigation failures after monitor reconfiguration.