Bug 504272

Summary: Screen flicker when hovering mouse to other monitor in fullscreen application
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: kacper.kontny
Component: multi-screenAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: john.kizer, nate, xaver.hugl
Priority: NOR Keywords: multiscreen, regression
Version First Reported In: 6.3.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: firefox fullscreen flickering

Description kacper.kontny 2025-05-15 14:51:49 UTC
Created attachment 181338 [details]
firefox fullscreen flickering

When an application is running in fullscreen and cursor is moved to other monitor, the screen on which the application is opened flickers once when leaving the monitor area, and also when entering the same. If fullscreen applications are opened on both monitors, both monitors flicker.

Interestingly, when "Show FPS" option is enabled from Desktop Effects, the issue no longer persists. Video attached with Firefox in fullscreen on one monitor. Issue is also noticeable in other apps. Running applications using e.g. gamescope also mitigates the flickering.

Downgrading kwin to 6.3.4-4 fixes the issue.

reproducible on versions:
kwin 6.3.5-1
wayland 1.23.1-2
linux 6.14.6.arch1-1
mesa 1:25.0.5-1
Comment 1 John Kizer 2025-05-18 20:52:30 UTC
Hi - merging this in with the existing bug report where this issue is being investigated - thanks!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 500433 ***