Bug 198070

Summary:	Gwenview scrolls to top when switching desktops
Product:	[Applications] gwenview	Reporter:	alex dekker <bugs>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Gwenview Bugs <gwenview-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugs, germano.massullo, tmthv2
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	20.04.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description alex dekker 2009-06-27 18:31:06 UTC

Version:           2.2.4 (using KDE 4.2.4)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Expected behaviour:

Gwenview will stay where it is in the list of images regardless of desktop switching activity

Actual behaviour:

Gwenview will scroll to the top of a list of images when switching desktops


Steps to reproduce:

1. Browse a directory with images in, scroll down the list of images
2. Switch away from Gwenview's desktop and back again
3. Gwenview will scroll to the top of the list of images, unbidden.

Observed with IceWM and Openbox

Comment 1 Alexander Romanenko 2009-06-29 10:38:54 UTC

Fixed in KDE 4.3 RC1 / Gwenview 4.3

Was indeed true in KDE 4.2.4 / Gwenview 2.2.4

Comment 2 alex dekker 2009-08-15 10:43:59 UTC

Now using KDE 4.3.0 / Gwenview 2.3.0, this issue is still present.

Comment 3 Aurelien Gateau 2009-08-24 10:56:06 UTC

I can't reproduce this bug. I tried to reproduce it with Gwenview 2.2.2 + OpenBox 3.4.7.2 and with Gwenview 4.3.0 + KWin 4.3.0 (same as you). Does this happen in all folders? how do you switch between desktop (keyboard shortcut, click on applet, mouse wheel)?

Comment 4 alex dekker 2009-08-26 22:36:13 UTC

I normally use lxpanel's applet to switch desktops. I tested scrolling on the root window to change desktops and it also causes the bug. I have tested with IceWM and 2.3.0, with the same result.

Further testing reveals that it's not jumping back to the top - it's scrolling to place the currently selected file is as close to the middle of screen as possible. When entering a directory the first image is automatically suggested, hence it appear to always want to scroll to the top of the screen. When no file is selected, it will not automatically scroll of its own accord.

Comment 5 Aurelien Gateau 2009-08-27 10:08:20 UTC

Good catch! I can now reproduce it. It does not happen when switching between desktops in KDE, but it does happen when minimizing the window.

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2017-11-08 21:02:09 UTC

*** Bug 348931 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 alex dekker 2020-07-04 20:39:45 UTC

Bug is still present in 20.04.2.

Comment 8 A Linux User 2025-09-04 12:18:27 UTC

Thank you for the bug report. Unfortunately we were not able to get to it yet. Can we ask you to please check if this is still an issue with Gwenview 25.08.0 (the latest released version)?