Bug 465974

Summary:	Mouse cursor blinks in Overview
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Nathan <n8thefusion>
Component:	effects-overview	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.27.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Nathan 2023-02-18 00:46:26 UTC

SUMMARY
The mouse cursor will blink or disappear when in overview/present windows/desktop grid. I am using Wayland.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Open Overview, or open Present Windows, or open the Desktop Grid


OBSERVED RESULT
The mouse cursor will blink after about a second of not touching the mouse or keyboard when in Overview.
The mouse cursor will just disappear in the Desktop Grid or Present Windows.

EXPECTED RESULT
The mouse cursor should not blink or disappear.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.12-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Memory: 15.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 580 Series
Manufacturer: MSI
Product Name: MS-7817
System Version: 3.0

Comment 1 Nathan 2023-02-18 01:06:37 UTC

I rebooted and the problem went away. I can't reproduce it anymore. Oops.

Comment 2 Vlad Zahorodnii 2023-02-20 10:10:33 UTC

Reopen if the issue comes back. If that happens, please provide kwin logs.