Bug 516053

Summary: Task Manager Progress Indicator Does Not Follow RTL Direction
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Omeritzics <omeritzicschwartz>
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgetsAssignee: Oliver Beard <olib141>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: minor CC: kde, olib141, qydwhotmail
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Screenshot of the bug, represented on Francis' icon

Description Omeritzics 2026-02-15 18:53:31 UTC
Created attachment 189622 [details]
Screenshot of the bug, represented on Francis' icon

SUMMARY
When using a Right-To-Left (RTL) system language (such as Hebrew and Arabic), the green progress indicator on the Task Manager animates from left to right, instead of following the expected right-to-left direction.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use KDE Plasma in Hebrew or Arabic (or open plasmashell in RTL mode).
2. Trigger an operation that displays a progress bar on the Task Manager (e.g. file downloading, app installation, file operation).
3. Observe the direction of the green progress animation.

OBSERVED RESULT
The progress indicator animates from the left to the right, as if the interface was LTR, resulting in inconsistent behaviour within RTL locales.

EXPECTED RESULT
The progress indicator should animate from the right to the left when the system is configured to use a RTL locale, matching the overall interface direction.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.9-200.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.4 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce MX350
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82H9
System Version: IdeaPad 3 17ITL6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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