Bug 493939

Summary: Desktop widgets are always 100% opaque now
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Leonardo <toadwastoast>
Component: Desktop ContainmentAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: minor CC: nate, niccolo, notmart
Priority: NOR Keywords: regression
Version: 6.1.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
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Attachments: Plasma 5 (left) and Plasma 6 (right) comparison

Description Leonardo 2024-10-01 19:47:57 UTC
Created attachment 174302 [details]
Plasma 5 (left) and Plasma 6 (right) comparison

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Use a wallpaper which allows to clearly see translucency effects
2. Enable adaptive or translucent settings under the panel opacity options 
3. Add a widget to the desktop

OBSERVED RESULT

Widgets remain Opaque regardless of panel settings.

EXPECTED RESULT

Widgets to be slightly translucent.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

OS: Void Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-10-01 20:00:47 UTC
Translucency from the panel isn't actually supposed to transfer over to desktop widgets, but there's definitely an issue here in that desktop widgets appear to be 100% opaque now. That's not intended. Can confirm in git master too.
Comment 2 Niccolò Venerandi 2024-10-02 18:06:20 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 473289 ***