SUMMARY When I switch activities with hotkey and the active desktop of the activities differ, clicking on a window will result in the focus being on the original activity. Typing will type to the program on the original activity, hovering around will show tooltips from the program on the original activity, etc. The focus can be brought back by clicking on the panel or showing-unshowing he desktop. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Create to activities (A1 and A2) with two desktops (D1 and D2) on each. Assign hotkeys to the activities 2. Start a program on A1-D1 and start another at A2-D2 3. Work with program at A2-D2. 4. Switch to A1 with an assigned hotkey. This will land you at A1-D1, since D1 was the active desktop on A1. 5. Click on the window there. OBSERVED RESULT The window and program on A1-D1 loses focus and e.g. if you type, it will be typed in the program at A2-D2 EXPECTED RESULT The focus should not go back to A2-D2 SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250122 KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.91 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0 Qt Version: 6.8.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This breaks the use of activities and can potentially results in data loss if unintended key-presses go to programs on other activity.
Sorry for first reporting to Activities switcher sidebar. As I have written the report and tested the steps, the component part got clicked unintentionally. Practically a data loss happened.
In Plasma 6.2.5 and before it was working as expected. I am on X11, if it matters.
I can reproduce this on git-master with X11, not on Wayland. I also noticed that on X11, if I had an unsaved file open on Activity 2 Desktop 2, and chose Log Out: The UI switched to Desktop 2 but stayed on Activity 1, so the dialog that's holding up the log out is not displayed. It's over on Activity 2
Adding the x11-only keyword
Still occurring on latest KDE 6.3 release, also using X-11.
I have reproduced this on Manjaro (X11+Wayland) as well as Fedora 41 (Wayland), all Plasma 6.3.3. OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 on X11 (Plasma 5.27, best I could do) does not show it. Does anyone have a temporary workaround? I was really enjoying Plasma 6.
I am now on Wayland because of this bug with X11 and I do not experience it running 6.3.3 with Tumbleweed.