Bug 456860 - Preview tooltips leave flickering artifacts when cycling through them too quickly on X11+NVIDIA
Summary: Preview tooltips leave flickering artifacts when cycling through them too qui...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: compositing (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.25.3
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
URL:
Keywords: X11-only
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-07-18 15:54 UTC by DT
Modified: 2025-02-24 17:58 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:


Attachments
Tooltips artifacting and flickering (flipping enabled) (759.92 KB, video/x-matroska)
2022-07-18 15:54 UTC, DT
Details
Tooltips artifacting (flipping disabled) (505.26 KB, video/x-matroska)
2022-07-18 15:54 UTC, DT
Details

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description DT 2022-07-18 15:54:20 UTC
Created attachment 150706 [details]
Tooltips artifacting and flickering (flipping enabled)

SUMMARY
On X11, with nvidia hardware, when quickly moving the mouse across icons in the task manager, frequently, an artifact of one of the preview tooltips will be left behind. As far as I can tell, with "Allow Flipping" enabled in nvidia-settings, the resulting artifacts will flicker (to be clear, this issue is present outside of the recording, so that option is not interfering with the recording). With "Allow Flipping" disabled, they are static. 

I was unable to replicate this bug when cycling through icons that did not have a window preview in their tooltip (i.e. applications that aren't open). It primarily seems to occur when transitioning from a tooltip with a window preview (particularly large tooltips displaying multiple window previews) to one without. I haven't tested to see if this issue is present on non-nvidia hardware.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open some applications on the task manager
2. Quickly move the mouse between icons on the task manager

OBSERVED RESULT
Artifacts of the tooltips are left behind, and will flicker with flipping enabled.

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be no artifacts of the tooltips.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux 5.18.12-zen1-1-zen, Plasma 5.25.3
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.96.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Nvidia driver version: 515.57
Comment 1 DT 2022-07-18 15:54:58 UTC
Created attachment 150707 [details]
Tooltips artifacting (flipping disabled)
Comment 2 TraceyC 2025-02-24 17:58:35 UTC
Adding the x11-only keyword