From f6540283d541a48b6b3c3d94863ec4e01b920eb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xaver Hugl <xaver.hugl@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 19:59:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] placement: if a window can't be placed maximized, place it
 centered

It's closer to what maximized does than minimal overlapping

BUG: 438572
---
 src/placement.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/placement.cpp b/src/placement.cpp
index f473a72a48..ed3b88f79d 100644
--- a/src/placement.cpp
+++ b/src/placement.cpp
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void Placement::placeMaximizing(Window *c, const QRect &area, PlacementPolicy ne
     Q_ASSERT(area.isValid());
 
     if (nextPlacement == PlacementUnknown) {
-        nextPlacement = PlacementSmart;
+        nextPlacement = PlacementCentered;
     }
     if (c->isMaximizable() && c->maxSize().width() >= area.width() && c->maxSize().height() >= area.height()) {
         if (workspace()->clientArea(MaximizeArea, c) == area) {