Bug 476928

Summary: Plasma Desktop Icons are regularly scrambled after boot
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: nk0885
Component: FolderAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: hein, jakubby, kdedev, nate, thomas
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.27.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
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Attachments: More informations in the file plasma-org;kde.plasma.descktop-appletsrc where are also several problems for years
Icons get scrambled after the screen locks/after some period of time. 3 images.
This is my example with more icons : always the same place, on the same display and this on two different laptop

Description nk0885 2023-11-13 09:34:34 UTC
Created attachment 163112 [details]
More informations in the file  plasma-org;kde.plasma.descktop-appletsrc where are also several problems  for years

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. from time to time after some "normal" boot (not at each) with the same previous screen configuration
2. always after boot with a new screen configuration (people don't have screen with the same display resolution)  
3. always after boot if changes have be done in the configuration of the two screens (laptop and outside screen ) for instance who is operating : both, that of the laptop, etc
Notice : Display resolution are always different between that of the laptop and the outside one 

OBSERVED RESULT
-The initial position of the Desktop Icons are  scrambled  in a new position named by me Alpha and changes have be done in /user/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
-It is always the same Alpha position
-At  each "normal" boot we can see at the end , wen the Desktop screen appears  during ~0,3 second the Alpha position and after the "normal" position

EXPECTED RESULT
-No changes in the previous position of the Desktop  icons and that all items in /user/desktop appears at the screen

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Système d'exploitation : Mageia 9
Version de KDE Plasma : 5.27.5
Version de KDE Frameworks : 5.105.0
Version de Qt : 5.15.7
Version de noyau : 6.4.16-desktop-3.mga9 (64-bit)
Plate-forme graphique : X11
Processeurs : 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz
Mémoire : 15,5 Gio de mémoire vive
Processeur graphique : Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 530
Fabricant : Dell Inc.
Nom du produit : Latitude E5570

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

That changes happened those  "icon position " is locked

Also seen on file  plasma-org;kde.plasma.descktop-appletsrc 'see attachment)
Comment 1 nk0885 2023-11-14 21:48:25 UTC
In order to temporarily resolve the scrambling problem  I changed the rights  of the file : nobody can write. 

bash-5.2$ ls -l /home/everybody/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
-r-------- 1 everybody everybody 22395 nov.  13 14:24 /home/everybody/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

Despite these changes during last boot Icons were scrambled and  file .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc was modified. Then, after Icons lock modification I put the icons in their original place , then relock the Icon position and see that .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc has been modified again .
Comment 2 jakubby 2023-12-08 11:45:48 UTC
Created attachment 164005 [details]
Icons get scrambled after the screen locks/after some period of time. 3 images.
Comment 3 nk0885 2023-12-12 15:32:43 UTC
Created attachment 164114 [details]
This is my example with more icons : always the same place, on the same display and this on two different laptop
Comment 4 TraceyC 2024-08-01 00:26:00 UTC
There are multiple bugs describing the same or similar behavior for icon positioning on the desktop not being saved. I'm using 468546 as the main one.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 468546 ***