Bug 485581 - One random icon is displayed with empty name
Summary: One random icon is displayed with empty name
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.0.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-04-15 10:33 UTC by medin
Modified: 2025-08-29 11:40 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Icon with empty name (16.40 KB, image/png)
2024-04-15 10:33 UTC, medin
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Tooltip icon (31.03 KB, image/png)
2024-04-15 10:33 UTC, medin
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Desktop icons' settings (60.11 KB, image/png)
2024-04-15 10:34 UTC, medin
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Plasma 6.2.3 - Empty icon name (63.14 KB, image/png)
2024-11-06 14:27 UTC, medin
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6.4.4 (192.24 KB, image/png)
2025-08-29 11:40 UTC, medin
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Description medin 2024-04-15 10:33:02 UTC
Created attachment 168542 [details]
Icon with empty name

After each login, I get one random icon at displayed with empty name, if I grab the icon and move it a little the name correctly appears. See attached images for more info.
Comment 1 medin 2024-04-15 10:33:51 UTC
Created attachment 168543 [details]
Tooltip icon
Comment 2 medin 2024-04-15 10:34:28 UTC
Created attachment 168544 [details]
Desktop icons' settings
Comment 3 TraceyC 2024-08-06 19:01:19 UTC
Thanks for filing this bug report. Unfortunately there isn't enough information for us to try to figure out what's happening. Please add information about your system as outlined in the bug report template.

Linux/KDE Plasma:

(available in About System)


Thanks for your understanding
Comment 4 medin 2024-08-06 23:14:31 UTC
(In reply to TraceyC from comment #3)
> Thanks for filing this bug report. Unfortunately there isn't enough
> information for us to try to figure out what's happening. Please add
> information about your system as outlined in the bug report template.


Operating System: Manjaro Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.3-3-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 5 TraceyC 2024-08-07 19:01:05 UTC
Thank you for adding your system details.
I'm unable to reproduce this problem, using the same Desktop settings on either 6.1.3 or git-master. We need to be able to reproduce the problem in order to fix it.

Do you have any KWin Scripts installed, or are there other settings you have that you can think of that might affect this?
Comment 6 medin 2024-08-08 09:16:04 UTC
(In reply to TraceyC from comment #5)
> Thank you for adding your system details.
> I'm unable to reproduce this problem, using the same Desktop settings on
> either 6.1.3 or git-master. We need to be able to reproduce the problem in
> order to fix it.
> 
> Do you have any KWin Scripts installed, or are there other settings you have
> that you can think of that might affect this?

I don't use any extra scripts or any third party widgets, this problem is always reproducible on my 15.6" laptop when I set label lines to 3.

I suspect the spacing between icons' labels are miscalculated when 3 lines are used for names on small laptop screens.

This problem only happens after a fresh login on my 15.6" laptop, and only one icon appears with empty name, after grabbing and moving the icon it reappears again, and it doesn't occur until the next fresh login.
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2024-11-05 20:09:58 UTC
Any chance this issue went away in Plasma 6.2 or later?
Comment 8 medin 2024-11-06 14:26:42 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #7)
> Any chance this issue went away in Plasma 6.2 or later?

It's still happening with 6.2.3.
Comment 9 medin 2024-11-06 14:27:28 UTC
Created attachment 175583 [details]
Plasma 6.2.3 - Empty icon name
Comment 10 Nate Graham 2024-11-06 18:41:29 UTC
How extremely strange. I'm afraid I have no explanation. I guess you can try again with Plasma 6.3, which has introduced major plumbing changes to desktop icons.
Comment 11 Nate Graham 2025-04-10 19:48:30 UTC
Is it still happening in Plasma 6.3?
Comment 12 medin 2025-04-11 20:39:10 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #11)
> Is it still happening in Plasma 6.3?

I retested many times with reboot and also logout and it always shows an icon with empty title.
Comment 13 Nate Graham 2025-08-13 22:27:39 UTC
How about in Plasma 6.4.4 or later? There have been a lot of desktop icon bug-fixes recently.
Comment 14 Bug Janitor Service 2025-08-28 03:47:39 UTC
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Comment 15 medin 2025-08-29 11:39:00 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #13)
> How about in Plasma 6.4.4 or later? There have been a lot of desktop icon
> bug-fixes recently.

Sorry for late response, it still repro with 6.4.4
Comment 16 medin 2025-08-29 11:40:14 UTC
Created attachment 184554 [details]
6.4.4