Bug 512387

Summary: Autohide Panel flickers when Hot-Corner is activated behind it
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Thomas Vde <ThomasvonderElbe>
Component: PanelAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: minor CC: kdedev, niccolo.venerandi
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.0   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: GIF showing the problem

Description Thomas Vde 2025-11-20 12:31:43 UTC
Created attachment 186986 [details]
GIF showing the problem

SUMMARY
Panel flickers when Hot-Corner is activated behind it

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable an hot corner where a panel is
2. Move to hot coner.
3. Move a bit away from hot corner

OBSERVED RESULT
Panel flickers

EXPECTED RESULT
Panel stays unflickering

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Thomas Vde 2025-11-20 13:34:33 UTC
See the GIF showing the problem!
Comment 2 TraceyC 2025-12-05 00:17:15 UTC
Thanks for the bug report. I'm not able to reproduce this on git-master.

Are you able to reproduce this with the default Breeze themes on Plasma 6.5.3 or later?
Comment 3 Thomas Vde 2025-12-05 07:17:44 UTC
(In reply to TraceyC from comment #2)
> Are you able to reproduce this with the default Breeze themes on Plasma
> 6.5.3 or later?

I will try, as soon as I have Plasma 6.5.3 installed.
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-12-20 03:46:23 UTC
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Comment 5 Thomas Vde 2025-12-20 12:52:26 UTC
I wont be able to try Plasma 6.5.3 anytime soon!

For Plasma 6.5 the problem remains!
Comment 6 TraceyC 2025-12-24 17:46:18 UTC
Setting back to NEEDSINFO since we are waiting on information