SUMMARY If I get an error dialog box from EKOS/INDI (in my case because an indi subprocess was killed), after clicking 'OK' the main KStars window will stay in dimmed mode, even after EKOS/INDI is closed/terminated. I have set EKOS/INDI mode to 'separate window' STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Start kstars 2. open EKOS, start an INDI session 3. Provoke an error, like killing one of the indi_xxx processes OBSERVED RESULT kstars main window stays dimmed (low intensity low color) EXPECTED RESULT normal intensity and color for kstars when having focus SOFTWARE VERSIONS (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.13.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.50.0 Qt Version: 5.11.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION system is openSUSE Tumbleweed 20181001
Looks like you might still other windows open.. check that all error messages are closed because it could be more than one.
Oh. I just checked again (with a different setup) and there it indeed works correctly. So I went back to where I had it before: It's an eqmod thread running wild (see https://indilib.org/forum/mounts/3970-indi-eqmod-telescope-hangs-with-100-cpu.html). So the dimming *only* stays if I kill this one thread while it's hanging (likely some hanging communication?). Should have checked with some other threads before :( Guess this one can be closed then, sorry