Bug 477200

Summary:	Custom icons for desktop folders not showing after restart if preview thumbnails are disabled
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Nico <nico.aragon>
Component:	Desktop icons & Folder View widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	hein, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.27.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Debian stable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Image showing the difference between Plasma shell and Dolphin, also the preferences set

Description Nico 2023-11-18 18:28:15 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Uncheck "preview thumbnails" in folder view -> icons configuration.
2. Restart

OBSERVED RESULT

After logging in, custom icons for folders in the desktop are not shown. Instead, I get the generic folder icon. I need to right-click on the folder, dismiss the contextual menu and left-click elsewhere on the desktop so they are recalled.

EXPECTED RESULT

The custom icons (set with "properties" or using a .directory file) should have been shown without any user intervention.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma:  Updated Debian 12 / Linux 6.1.0-13-amd64
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5 on Wayland
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: Qt 5.15.8

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-11-25 21:42:12 UTC

Can you reproduce this issue when opening ~/Desktop in Dolphin as well? Or only on the Plasma desktop?

Comment 2 Nico 2023-11-26 02:06:13 UTC

Created attachment 163486 [details]
Image showing the difference between Plasma shell and Dolphin, also the preferences set

Comment 3 Nico 2023-11-26 02:08:14 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> Can you reproduce this issue when opening ~/Desktop in Dolphin as well? Or
> only on the Plasma desktop?

Dolphin shows the personalized icons, but doesn't honor the preference. I've added a screenshot.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2023-11-29 20:23:21 UTC

I can't reproduce it in Plasma 6 and suspect that this has been fixed already by some of the other changes that made desktop file refreshing more reliable. Let's call it fixed, since unfortunately that change isn't easily backportable to Plasma 5--and let's face it: even if it was, Debian Stable would never take it as a patch or update to the new version anyway.

Comment 5 Nico 2023-12-01 05:38:12 UTC

Thank you anyway. It seems 6 is expected for the first months of the new year, I'll see if it's worth it moving to Debian testing. Plasma's working fine for me and looking great.