Bug 492572 - Widget Positions on Secondary Screen Scramble After Restart and Cause Notification Placement Bug
Summary: Widget Positions on Secondary Screen Scramble After Restart and Cause Notific...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Notifications (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-09-03 04:15 UTC by 2724167997
Modified: 2025-03-29 16:18 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.4.0
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Description 2724167997 2024-09-03 04:15:15 UTC
SUMMARY

When using multiple KDE desktop widgets on a secondary screen, their positions often get scrambled after a system restart. Manually repositioning them causes a bug where all desktop notifications start appearing at the top left corner of the secondary screen. This issue can only be resolved by restarting, but the widgets' positions get scrambled again.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Place multiple KDE desktop widgets on a secondary screen.
2. Restart the system.
3. Notice the widgets' positions have changed.
4. Manually reposition the widgets.
5. Observe that all desktop notifications now appear at the top left corner of the secondary screen.


OBSERVED RESULT

After restarting, the positions of the widgets on the secondary screen become scrambled. Manually adjusting the positions causes a bug where all desktop notifications appear in the top left corner of the secondary screen.


EXPECTED RESULT

The positions of the widgets should remain consistent after a restart. Adjusting the widget positions manually should not cause any issues with the location of desktop notifications.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.7-zen1-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 30.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This issue is particularly disruptive as it affects the usability of desktop notifications and the overall stability of widget placement across system restarts.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-03-29 16:18:14 UTC
This should be fixed in Plasma 6.4 due to various related changes. Please feel free to re-open the bug report if you find that it's not fully fixed for you after upgrading to 6.4, though. Thanks!