Bug 513584

Summary: Graphical selection and highlighting issues in KDE Plasma 6.5.2 when using Wayland session.
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Luca <l.ammendola>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: normal CC: kde
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.2   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Show abscence of highlight

Description Luca 2025-12-19 17:09:35 UTC
Created attachment 187802 [details]
Show abscence of highlight

SUMMARY
Graphical selection and highlighting issues in KDE Plasma 6.5.2 when using Wayland session.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Log into KDE Plasma 6.5.2 using a Wayland session.
2. On the desktop, click on an icon/folder or try to select multiple items; in search bar and krunner try hovering results with mouse pointer

OBSERVED RESULT
On the desktop: Selected icons/folders are not visually highlighted, even though they can still be interacted with (e.g., moved or opened).
In the search bar or KRunner: When typing, suggested results appear, and navigation with arrow keys works, but the currently selected item is not highlighted. Hovering with the mouse also does not highlight the item.

EXPECTED RESULT
Selected icons/folders on the desktop should be visually highlighted.
In the search bar and KRunner, the currently selected or hovered item should be highlighted for clear visual feedback.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: TUXEDO OS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Kernel Version: 6.14.0-117036-tuxedo (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX
Memory: 64 GiB RAM (62.5 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Graphics
Manufacturer: TUXEDO
Product Name: TUXEDO Stellaris Slim 15 Intel Gen6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Issue does not occur in X11 session; only in Wayland.
Hardware: High-end laptop with hybrid graphics (NVIDIA + Intel).
No custom themes applied; using default KDE settings.
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2025-12-19 22:49:51 UTC
Can you run journalctl --user -b plasma-plasmashell share the result and reopen this