Bug 428455

Summary:	Text cursor tracking in Konsole not working properly (accessibility)
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Jos Wijdeven <josser900ca>
Component:	effects-various	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	accessibility, usability
Version First Reported In:	5.20.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Jos Wijdeven 2020-10-30 00:14:49 UTC

SUMMARY

When in full desktop zoom with text cursor tracking enabled, the cursor tracking does not work properly in Konsole. Whenever a key is pressed the zoomed area jumps to the center of the desktop.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Desktop effects -> Zoom -> Enable text cursor tracking
2. QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON=1
3. Zoom in
4. Open Konsole and start typing

OBSERVED RESULT
The zoomed area jumps to the center of the desktop when typing

EXPECTED RESULT
The text cursor should stay in the center of the zoomed area

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon test version
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.76.0
Qt Version: 5.15