SUMMARY Some system settings text appears blocky when it is opened on a scaled display, until the window is moved to a display that is not scaled and then moved back again, which displays text with the correct aliasing. This does not affect all systems settings panels, it does not affect Proxy settings or Input Devices settings for example, but seems to affect most of what I tested (Everything under Appearance, Workspace, and Personalisation, as well as About this System). Blocky text on 4k@150% scaled display: https://i.imgur.com/dQ0lzFs.png After moving to 1080p display that is not scaled and back again: https://i.imgur.com/W0inwwT.png This affects the Shortcuts menu in System Settings but it does NOT affect the shortcuts menu inside of other KDE applications, i.e. Spectacle. They render correctly. Also, I believe this issue is present even on 5.24, but I don't think it was quite as prevalent. At least if it was, I did not notice it in as many places in System Settings as I do now, but I can't verify this. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Open System Settings on a scaled display 2. Open one of the sub menus - For example, About this System 3. If text is blocky, move it to a non-scaled display OBSERVED RESULT Text is blocky in some System Settings submenus until it is dragged to an unscaled display and dragged back EXPECTED RESULT Text should display properly on scaled display without needing to be dragged to an unscaled display. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.17.9-zen1-1-zen (64-bit) KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.90 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0 Qt Version: 5.15.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - I am using a setup with 4 displays, three unscaled 1080p displays and one 4k display scaled at 150%. This could perhaps be related. With other similar issues such as Bug 448556, scaled text issues seem to go away when there is only one monitor. So the issue could be rooted more specifically in mixed-DPI or mixed-scaling display setups. - Possibly related: Bug 448567, Bug 448556
I have seen this myself with mixed-DPI setups on Wayland.
FWIW I have since rolled back to 5.24.5 from the 5.25 Beta and it seems like the issue is present there too, I guess I just didn't notice it until I was messing around in the 5.25 Beta.
Still present in 5.26 Beta.
The behaviour is changed slightly in 5.26. If you open Info Center from Kickoff, it looks fine. But if you view About this System from the System Settings, it looks blocky until you move it between displays.