Bug 507842

Summary: plasma-login-wallpaper doesn't work with master libplasma
Product: [Plasma] plasma-login-manager Reporter: daron439
Component: generalAssignee: Oliver Beard <olib141>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: kde, olib141, openmail+kde, severin.hamader, victorr2007
Priority: VHI    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
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Description daron439 2025-08-04 08:23:48 UTC
SUMMARY
plasma-login-wallpaper shows only a black screen when used with current master branch of libplasma. Probably caused by https://invent.kde.org/plasma/libplasma/-/commit/c7e0ba9bb929c0bc6817cc676235d036f5ac04da

QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:52: TypeError: Value is null and could not be converted to an object
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:62: TypeError: Cannot read property Blur of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:61: TypeError: Cannot read property Color of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:60: TypeError: Cannot read property FillMode of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:88: TypeError: Cannot read property UncheckedSlides of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:87: TypeError: Cannot read property SlideshowFoldersFirst of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:86: TypeError: Cannot read property SlideshowMode of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:85: TypeError: Cannot read property SlideInterval of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:84: TypeError: Cannot read property SlidePaths of null
file:///usr/share/plasma/wallpapers/org.kde.image/contents/ui/main.qml:67: TypeError: Cannot read property PreviewImage of null

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Build plasma-login with master libplasma

OBSERVED RESULT
Only a black screen is displayed instead of the expected wallpaper.

EXPECTED RESULT
The wallpaper should render properly on the login screen.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Jin Liu 2025-10-09 10:26:41 UTC
*** Bug 509144 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***