Bug 514722

Summary: Pinned widgets are stealing focus from Desktop items
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: hein, notmart
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: 6.5.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: CachyOS   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514488
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Issue on Plasma 6.5.5

Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-17 06:21:40 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Pin a widget.
2. Open a file on the Desktop.
3. Close it, the press Del.

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens.

EXPECTED RESULT
The file should be deleted.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.5-2-cachyos (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 Marco Martin 2026-01-20 10:22:43 UTC 
What is a "pinned widget"

it is a popup with the pin icon like systray or calendar?
Comment 2 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-20 18:21:51 UTC 
It's any widget on the panel that has an icon on the top-right corner that looks like a pin, that included the Application Launcher.
Click on that icon, them open anything on the Desktop that would cause a window to appear.
Close the window and press Del to delete the item.

You might notice that the focus is not returning to the item.
The pinned widget of choice seems to be stealing focus from the Desktop item.

According to a dev, the focus should return to Desktop items.
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497483#c2
Comment 3 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-01-20 20:32:15 UTC 
Created attachment 188725 [details]
Issue on Plasma 6.5.5