Created attachment 147909 [details] Screen shot of highlighted Icon SUMMARY Icons on the Desktop remain semi highlighted after opening a folder or application. I would have thought after the app or folder has opened the Icon should not stay highlighted. I am sure it used to be this way a few updates back. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. open a folder or Application OBSERVED RESULT Icon stays highlighted (or ~50% highlighted) after the App or Folder has opened. EXPECTED RESULT After a folder or application has opened the Icon should not remain highlighted. Linux/KDE Plasma: Operating System: Fedora Linux 35 KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.16.18-200.fc35.x86_64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030/PCIe/SSE2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Tested on Wayland with the same result. I am using Folder view. I am not sure if this is by design and has changed with one the last few updates. Maybe there is an option to turn this off, if this is a new option but I cannot find the setting to turn it off. Screen shot attached.
Believe it or not, this is the way it always was, and it's intentional. The effect you're seeing is what's called an "inactive selection" effect. It means "these things are selected, but they don't currently have keyboard focus. Losing the selection effect when not focused would be quite weird and inconsistent with how other apps handle selection when they don't have focus.
OK thanks, I understand the reasoning behind it now. I was puzzled as to why the Icon stayed somewhat highlighted even after the application or folder was closed. Sorry for the noise..