Bug 513391

Summary: Items can randomly get misplaced after deleting then re-adding to the desktop folder.
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Fernando M. Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: minor CC: akselmo, hein, kde, mumei6102, nate, olib141
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.4   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: CachyOS   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Issue on Plasma 6.5.4

Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-15 11:20:10 UTC
Created attachment 187660 [details]
Issue on Plasma 6.5.4

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Move items from a folder into Place's Desktop shortcut.

OBSERVED RESULT
It can randomly misplace the items. (See attachment)

EXPECTED RESULT
The items should always obey the grid's rules.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.62-2-cachyos-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6
Comment 1 Oliver Beard 2025-12-15 13:43:34 UTC
Can reproduce entirely by moving a set of images to the desktop, out of the desktop, and then back to the desktop.

Their positions are initially correct, and then updated to the wrong positions sequentially.