Bug 512212

Summary:	When changing virtual desktop name from the overview, it doesn't get saved to .config/kwinrc
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Jari Pennanen <ciantic>
Component:	core	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	xaver.hugl
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments:	If I change desktop name from this, it doesn't get saved to .config/kwinrc You can click the name in the overview, and type new name, if you type it, it won't persist to .config/kwinrc and is lost on boot

Description Jari Pennanen 2025-11-16 18:32:58 UTC

Created attachment 186857 [details]
If I change desktop name from this, it doesn't get saved to .config/kwinrc

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create more than one desktop
2. Open overview, and rename a desktop

OBSERVED RESULT
New name doesn't get saved to .config/kwinrc, it only changes for the current session

EXPECTED RESULT
Desktop name is saved and persisted after reboot

Saving name works only from System Settings -> Virtual Desktops and then apply. It calls the save function here: 

https://github.com/KDE/kwin/blob/b54f96ee00578185896f2efb3b23421f7ce6b681/src/virtualdesktops.cpp#L757

Which stores the settings

I also tried using DBUS interface: org.kde.KWin.VirtualDesktopManager.setDesktopName it also does not save the desktop name.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor
Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62,4 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Manufacturer: ASUS

Comment 1 Jari Pennanen 2025-11-16 18:41:42 UTC

Created attachment 186858 [details]
You can click the name in the overview, and type new name, if you type it, it won't persist to .config/kwinrc and is lost on boot

Comment 2 Jari Pennanen 2025-11-16 19:41:03 UTC

Apparently DBUS interface is trying to save it:

https://github.com/KDE/kwin/blob/b54f96ee00578185896f2efb3b23421f7ce6b681/src/dbusinterface.cpp#L432

...but somehow it is not working, maybe s_loadingDesktopSettings is true or m_config is false at the time it tries to call the save.

Comment 3 Jari Pennanen 2025-11-16 20:25:03 UTC

Note:

Bug is **only** when changing name from overview. 

Changing via DBUS works, and is saved. I didn't try the DBUS well enough, it was my mistake.