Bug 413034 - Cursor flickers/artifacts with fractional scaling on wayland
Summary: Cursor flickers/artifacts with fractional scaling on wayland
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: wayland-generic (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.17.0
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Keywords: wayland-only
: 438863 445448 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2019-10-16 13:48 UTC by Sawyer Bergeron
Modified: 2023-12-12 10:18 UTC (History)
9 users (show)

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Description Sawyer Bergeron 2019-10-16 13:48:14 UTC 
SUMMARY
Cursor artifacts and flickers when fractional scaling is enabled.
Also present on 5.16.90, new since 5.16.5.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set fractional scaling on wayland 

OBSERVED RESULT
Cursor artifacts as shown here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cUfELqDAETymPhUG6

EXPECTED RESULT
Cursor does not artifact

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.3.6-arch1-1-ARCH
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.63.0
Qt Version: 5.14.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is experienced running on a system with an Intel iGPU, HD graphics 630 (Kaby Lake)
Comment 1 Roman Gilg 2019-10-16 14:47:15 UTC 
Similar to bug 412924
Comment 2 Sawyer Bergeron 2019-10-16 14:59:35 UTC 
(In reply to Roman Gilg from comment #1)
> Similar to bug 412924

I'm tempted to say this is a duplicate of the behavior shown there. It looks visually identical on my end. I can't reproduce it without fractional scaling, though that may be a red herring.
Comment 3 Brian 2020-07-10 20:59:22 UTC 
I experience this issue with or without fractional scaling on Wayland in Plasma 5.19.3 with QT 5.15 on Arch Linux (AMDGPU driver).

Not only does the cursor flicker, but the shadows look odd, and there is often artifacts on it.
Comment 4 Patrick Silva 2021-10-30 20:35:40 UTC 
*** Bug 438863 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2021-11-18 03:40:26 UTC 
*** Bug 445448 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 David Edmundson 2023-12-12 10:18:17 UTC 
We have made multiple changes to this area since the last report and cannot reproduce. Can you confirm if this is still an issue, ideally on Plasma 6 and reopen if a problem remains.