Bug 511296

Summary: If "Show popup when new device is plugged in" is checked, full screen video loses focus when a removable device is connected
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Patrick Silva <bugseforuns>
Component: Disks & Devices widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal CC: kdedev, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.0   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Patrick Silva 2025-10-28 23:23:07 UTC
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. right-click on "Disks & Devices" applet in the system tray
2. check "Show popup when new device is plugged in" option
3. play a video in full screen mode (I can reproduce using Haruna and SMPlayer players)
4. while the video plays in full screen mode, connect a removable device (I can reproduce using a flash drive)

OBSERVED RESULT
"Disks & Devices" applet is activated and the player leaves the full screen mode

EXPECTED RESULT
the video continues playing in full screen mode

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-10-29 20:19:34 UTC
Normally, the user would set Do Not Disturb mode on to prevent this, however, that doesn't work

On git-master, with DND on, and a full screen video playing, when I insert a USB drive:
- The video stays full screen as expected
- The Disks & Devices applet pops up - bug
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-10-29 20:28:21 UTC
I can reproduce what Tracey can, but that's not a bug. DND mode applies only to notifications, and not this popup which comes from the System Tray itself.

When you say "the player leaves the full screen mode", do you mean that the panel and widget become visible? If so, that's not actually the player leaving full screen mode.

Moreover, it's not clear to me what the problem is here. If you plug in a removable disk, surely it's because you intend to interact with it in some way, no? And if that's the case, then we figure that you do want to see the popup, because it provides a quick shortcut to interacting with it, no?

Can you describe the use case or surrounding circumstances that led to you plugging in a USB disk while watching a full screen video, and you didn't intend to do anything with the disk after plugging it in?
Comment 3 Patrick Silva 2025-10-29 21:34:51 UTC
Yes, the panel and widget become visible after connecting a device.
Surely I will interact with the connected device, but not necessarily immediately after connecting it.
I can understand if the current behavior is intentional. If this is the case, fell free to close this report.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-10-29 21:36:31 UTC
It is intentional, yeah. :)