| Summary: | Desktop switching animation stutters when a browser is open, especially during video playback | ||
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| Product: | [Plasma] kwin | Reporter: | rafacolucci |
| Component: | effects-overview | Assignee: | KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null> |
| Status: | REPORTED --- | ||
| Severity: | minor | CC: | nate, nicolas.fella, rafacolucci |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | 6.4.3 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Bazzite | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed In: | ||
| Sentry Crash Report: | |||
STEPS TO REPRODUCE Open a web browser (e.g., Firefox or Chromium-based) on Desktop 1. (Optional) Start playing a video (e.g., YouTube). Switch to Desktop 2 using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Meta + Right Arrow. OBSERVED RESULT The desktop switch animation stutters. The issue is more noticeable when a video is playing in the browser. It does not occur with other types of applications. EXPECTED RESULT Smooth desktop switching animation, regardless of which application is open or what it's doing. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Bazzite 42 and Arch Linux (issue occurs in both) KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.15.9-103.bazzite.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G RAM: 32 GiB Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Product Name: MS-7B86 System Version: 5.0 The compositor is enabled and using default settings. The issue is specific to KDE and does not occur in other desktop environments like GNOME or XFCE. The stutter seems related to hardware-accelerated content in browsers, possibly a rendering or synchronization issue.