Bug 477595

Summary: Invisible window on KDE Plasma Task Switcher and Pager
Product: [Applications] XWaylandVideoBridge Reporter: Yevhen Popok <xalt7x.service>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: aleixpol, andre.luizmg1.1, fanzhuyifan, kde
Priority: NOR Keywords: qt6
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
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Attachments: Screenshot of the XWaylandVideoBridge item on Switcher and Pager
KWin Rule to skip XWaylandVideoBridge on Switcher and Pager

Description Yevhen Popok 2023-11-27 06:28:35 UTC
Created attachment 163525 [details]
Screenshot of the XWaylandVideoBridge item on Switcher and Pager

SUMMARY
Invisible window of the XWaylandVideoBridge is available for selection in Task Switcher. Icon is also visible on Pager/Overview.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Make sure that XWaylandVideoBridge is running (it's generally visible in System Tray)
2. Press Alt+Tab to trigger Task Switcher
3. See selectable "Wayland to X Recording bridge" — Xwayland Video Bridge" item

OBSERVED RESULT
XWaylandVideoBridge window is invisible

EXPECTED RESULT
As user can't interact with content of the XWaylandVideoBridge window, it should not appear on Switcher and Pager

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Kinoite 40 Nightly (Plasma 6 Alpha image)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.245.0
Qt Version: 6.6.0
Comment 1 Yevhen Popok 2023-11-27 06:30:26 UTC
Created attachment 163526 [details]
KWin Rule to skip XWaylandVideoBridge on Switcher and Pager

Simple workaround is to create the KWin Window Rule:
Window class (application): xwaylandvideobridge
Skip pager: Force
Skip switcher: Force
Comment 2 fanzhuyifan 2023-11-28 05:17:33 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 477025 ***