Bug 360629

Summary:	Switching between KCMs using the sidebar does not synchronize settings
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Thomas Pfeiffer <thomas.pfeiffer>
Component:	sidebarview	Assignee:	Marco Martin <notmart>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, notmart
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.5.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360336
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Thomas Pfeiffer 2016-03-16 20:24:16 UTC

For example, Desktop Effects -> Virtual Desktop Switching Animation and Virtual Desktops -> Switching write into the same configuration. If I switch the desktop effect, go back to All Settings and then to Virtual Desktops, it shows the correct effect.
However, if I apply and then immediately switch to the other KCM via the sidebar, it's not updated.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to System Settings -> Desktop Behavior -> Desktop Effects
2. Change the Virtual Desktop Switching Animation
3. Click 'Apply'
4. Go directly to Virtual Desktops
5. Go to the Switching tab


Actual Results:  
The combobox still shows the old effect

Expected Results:  
The combobox shows the newly selected effect from the Desktop Effects module

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2016-03-18 14:56:48 UTC

moving back to systemsettings. This is not a KWin bug and KWin also cannot work around it. Systemsettings must trigger a module load when switching. The individual modules cannot know that a different module got modified while it was open

Comment 2 Thomas Lübking 2016-03-18 15:57:17 UTC

I've no idea whether bug #360336 is actually related - the  config looks ok.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2019-02-07 15:59:19 UTC

Can no longer reproduce in 5.14.5, 5.15.0, or git master. Looks like this got fixed along the way.