Bug 500706 - Magnifier is nonfunctional on Wayland
Summary: Magnifier is nonfunctional on Wayland
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 438912
Alias: None
Product: kmag
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.12.2
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: sarang
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Reported: 2025-02-24 23:50 UTC by nilskemail+kde
Modified: 2025-02-26 00:50 UTC (History)
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Description nilskemail+kde 2025-02-24 23:50:43 UTC 
SUMMARY
KMag does not work under wayland

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open KMag

OBSERVED RESULT
A gray window is shown

EXPECTED RESULT
A zoomed section of the display should be shown

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 41
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.15-200.fc41.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon  780M Graphics
Memory: 30.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 780M

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Alternatively, it should show a message when started under Wayland and guide the user towards the KWin zoom effect
Comment 1 Antonio Rojas 2025-02-25 07:40:13 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 438912 ***
Comment 2 nilskemail+kde 2025-02-26 00:50:19 UTC 
Wouldn't at least a message explain to the user what is going on be warranted?