Bug 467870

Summary: Desktop layout reverts to folder view
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e>
Component: ContainmentAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: minor CC: nate, niccolo.venerandi, notmart
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.26.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Manjaro   
OS: Linux   
URL: https://github.com/varietywalls/variety/issues/606
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Description Alberto Salvia Novella 2023-03-28 02:02:54 UTC
SYSTEM
- Variety 0.8.10
- KDE Plasma 5.26.5
- KDE Frameworks 5.103.0
- Qt 5.15.8
- Graphics platform X11
- Linux 6.2.8 Zen

HOW TO REPRODUCE
1. Create any file or folder on the desktop.
1. Right click on the desktop and select "configure desktop and wallpaper"
2. Set "layout" to "desktop"
3. Install and enable "variety"
 
RESULT
After a few days the layout reverts to "folder view", and the contents of the desktop become visible again.
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2023-03-28 02:33:37 UTC
Thank you for the bug report!

Please note that Plasma 5.26.5 will not be supported for much longer by KDE; supported versions are 5.27, and 5.27 or newer.

Please upgrade to the latest version as soon as your distribution makes it available to you. Plasma is a fast-moving project, and bugs in one version are often fixed in the next one.
Comment 2 veggero 2023-03-31 15:50:04 UTC
(In reply to Alberto Salvia Novella from comment #0)
> SYSTEM
> - Variety 0.8.10
> - KDE Plasma 5.26.5
> - KDE Frameworks 5.103.0
> - Qt 5.15.8
> - Graphics platform X11
> - Linux 6.2.8 Zen
> 
> HOW TO REPRODUCE
> 1. Create any file or folder on the desktop.
> 1. Right click on the desktop and select "configure desktop and wallpaper"
> 2. Set "layout" to "desktop"
> 3. Install and enable "variety"
>  
> RESULT
> After a few days the layout reverts to "folder view", and the contents of
> the desktop become visible again.

Any chance it's variety manually changing the layout to folder view for *some reason*?
Comment 3 Alberto Salvia Novella 2023-03-31 17:04:25 UTC
No idea, as it doesn't seem to happen consistently.

I have just asked the variety developers.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-01-09 20:50:34 UTC
Did they get back to you with an answer? Is it still happening in Plasma 6?
Comment 5 Alberto Salvia Novella 2025-01-09 21:21:44 UTC
No longer happening.
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2025-01-09 21:37:19 UTC
Thanks for following up!
Comment 7 Alberto Salvia Novella 2025-01-09 22:56:57 UTC
👌