Bug 512060

Summary: Secondary Monitor Desktop Folder Settings Bug - "Layout" option defaults to "Folder View" on boot but isn't actually in folder view
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: w <samsara>
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: hein, kdedev, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.2   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: CachyOS   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.5.4
Sentry Crash Report:

Description w 2025-11-14 03:30:11 UTC
SUMMARY

Two CachyOS users having the same issue with our secondary monitor. On the secondary monitor, we right click, and click on "Desktop and Wallpaper". "Layout" says "Folder View", but we cannot place icons on our secondary monitor, not make a square selection with our mouse. This behavior would be expected if our "Layout" said "Desktop". Interestingly, if I choose "Desktop", press Apply, then choose "Folder View" again, and press apply, the Folder View suddenly works as expected.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Turn on computer as normal
2. Try placing a folder on my second monitor, it doesn't work, the layout is in desktop mode
3. Check the Desktop Folder Settings, it says the layout is in folder view
4. Change to Desktop, apply, change to Folder View, apply, now it's truly in folder view and I can place my folder on it

OBSERVED RESULT

PC thinks it's in Folder View, behaves like it's in Desktop View

EXPECTED RESULT

Folder View works

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-3-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.2 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-12-11 17:22:47 UTC
Sorry this happened! It was fixed in Plasma 6.5.4.