Bug 449472 - Splash animation isn't seamless on X11
Summary: Splash animation isn't seamless on X11
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Splash Screens (show other bugs)
Version: 5.27.5
Platform: Other Other
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: X11-only
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-02-01 19:37 UTC by Vytautas
Modified: 2025-02-24 17:58 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Video of the unseamlesness (Sorry if Firefox doesn't render this :/) (1.74 MB, video/mp4)
2022-02-04 14:56 UTC, Vytautas 		Details
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Description Vytautas 2022-02-01 19:37:52 UTC 
SUMMARY
What the title means:
Animation starts (Looks good)
Plasma is loaded, a black screen appears for a second (looks bad)
Animation ending (looks good)
Basically it flickers when switching between the animation loop and the animation ending

Reproducible with both stock and custom splash screens

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Log in

OBSERVED RESULT
Animation isn't seamless

EXPECTED RESULT
Animation is seamless

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Garuda Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.16.4-zen1-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Memory: 5.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-02-03 19:04:55 UTC 
Cannot reproduce on Wayland.
Comment 2 Vytautas 2022-02-04 14:56:18 UTC 
Created attachment 146258 [details]
Video of the unseamlesness (Sorry if Firefox doesn't render this :/)
Comment 3 Vytautas 2022-02-04 14:57:33 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> Cannot reproduce on Wayland.

Yeah, sorry, should have tested a bit more myself 😅.
I can't reproduce this on Wayland as well, seems like an X11 issue...
Comment 4 TraceyC 2025-02-24 17:58:54 UTC 
Adding the x11-only keyword