Min, max, close buttons disappeared / solved

[mvd]

Hello,
After my last installation I cannot find anymore a normal feature to restore the windows opened in a normal state (between
maximized and minimized), after they were maximized.

Is there a shortcut to restore a window in a way to see the 3 buttons (min, max, close)?

Thanks for concrete help!

System:
Kernel: 6.10.10-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: hpet avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=48ce8f28-090a-41e6-b029-236d9c4692ba rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.6.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82RN v: IdeaPad 3 15ABA7
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 v: IdeaPad 3 15ABA7
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: LENOVO_MT_82RN_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad 3 15ABA7
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: JTCN42WW date: 01/10/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 30.7 Wh (79.3%) condition: 38.7/38.0 Wh (101.9%)
volts: 8.0 min: 7.7 model: LGC L20L2PF0 type: Li-poly serial: <filter>
status: not charging cycles: 90
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 5625U with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 3 gen: 3 level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x50 (80) stepping: 0
microcode: 0xA50000C
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB
desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/4388 scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp
governor: powersave cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400
8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 400 12: 400 bogomips: 55099
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Barcelo vendor: Lenovo
driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-5 code: Vega process: GF 14nm
built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 04:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:15e7 class-ID: 0300 temp: 37.0 C
Device-2: IMC Networks Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-3:2 chip-ID: 13d3:56ff
class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.2
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi
wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.2.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi
renoir LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.57 6.10.10-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:15e7
memory: 1.95 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 layers: 3 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR) driver: mesa radv v: 24.2.3-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:15e7 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu
name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe
v: 24.2.3-arch1.1 (LLVM 18.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition
Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 04:00.1
chip-ID: 1002:1637 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor
vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x,
snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps,
snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt, snd_sof_amd_vangogh,
snd_sof_amd_acp63 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 04:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h HD Audio
vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 04:00.6
chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.10.10-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Lenovo driver: rtw_8822ce v: N/A modules: rtw88_8822ce pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 2000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:c822
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-4:3 chip-ID: 0bda:c123
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 8 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.1
lmp-v: 10 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c010c
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 162.97 GiB (34.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: MZAL4512HBLU-00BL2 size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 7L1QHXC7 temp: 26.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 248.92 GiB size: 248.92 GiB (100.00%)
used: 118.64 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
used: 78.6 MiB (81.9%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 248.92 GiB size: 248.92 GiB (100.00%)
used: 118.64 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 248.92 GiB size: 248.92 GiB (100.00%)
used: 118.64 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 248.92 GiB size: 248.92 GiB (100.00%)
used: 118.64 GiB (47.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 13.5 GiB used: 719.5 MiB (5.2%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 12
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 45.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 38.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 13.5 GiB used: 4.67 GiB (34.6%)
Processes: 333 Power: uptime: 3d 6h 36m states: freeze,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 5 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 5.39 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1553 libs: 456
tools: gnome-software,octopi,paru pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Compilers: gcc: 14.2.1
Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.36
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date:     2024-08-31
Last full system update: 2024-09-28 ↻
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:

[SGS]

I am sure it’s explained more than one time in the forum.
Search for kwinrc.

@mvd

Last full system update: 2024-09-28 ↻

↻ means reboot is needed in KDE

[Kayo]

Looks like you’ve done some editing in the panel (looks like a spacer or two was either removed or moved?).
I would double check to make sure the Window Buttons applet is still there while you are in edit mode, and that the settings for it are how you want it (right click the window buttons edit mode and then Configure). Could try having the setting as always visible for the buttons to make sure it is working on its side.
It is a bit weird that there is a gap there where the buttons should be; it shouldn’t be taking space if the buttons aren’t visible. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t preserve this space by default as it is set up in the Garuda Default Top Panel. I would restart just in case as @sgs suggested.

If none of that helps and the buttons aren’t even showing while they are even set to always visible, you might want to try a fresh default panel. In edit mode, click the +Add Panel button and select the Garuda Default Top Panel.

edit: thought it was preserving space at first; was really hard to see in the picture, but there was just two buttons there (I can see why you added text to that picture now lol).
edit 2:
It looks like it a different button theme too… there could be some kind of buttons that don’t play nice with the applet maybe? Either way, try a Garuda Default Top Panel to troubleshoot.

[mvd]

Thanks all

 nano ~/.config/kwinrc

[Windows]
BorderlessMaximizedWindows=false

reboot