Bug 501142 - With fractional scale, desktop icon text is blurrier on Wayland than on X11
Summary: With fractional scale, desktop icon text is blurrier on Wayland than on X11
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widget (show other bugs)
Version: 6.3.2
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: wayland-only
: 501517 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-03-06 12:00 UTC by Thomas Bertels
Modified: 2025-03-17 19:05 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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X11 (13.51 KB, image/png)
2025-03-06 16:14 UTC, Thomas Bertels 		Details
Wayland (13.98 KB, image/png)
2025-03-06 16:14 UTC, Thomas Bertels 		Details
X11 two rows and columns (99.54 KB, image/png)
2025-03-10 12:32 UTC, Thomas Bertels 		Details
Wayland two rows and columns (107.93 KB, image/png)
2025-03-10 12:32 UTC, Thomas Bertels 		Details
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Description Thomas Bertels 2025-03-06 12:00:06 UTC 
SUMMARY
In Wayland with global scaling set to 125% and only one display, the desktop icons text is blurry. The text elsewhere is sharp.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start in Wayland mode
2. Set global scaling to 125% 
3. Enable folder mode for the desktop

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.12.17-1-MANJARO (64-bit)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This isn't a new bug, I just expected it to be fixed in Plasma 6.3.
Comment 1 Oliver Beard 2025-03-06 13:25:25 UTC 
Please attach a screenshot showcasing the issue.
Comment 2 Thomas Bertels 2025-03-06 16:14:22 UTC 
Created attachment 179184 [details]
X11
Comment 3 Thomas Bertels 2025-03-06 16:14:43 UTC 
Created attachment 179185 [details]
Wayland
Comment 4 Thomas Bertels 2025-03-06 16:17:28 UTC 
On X11, the text is sharper and the background blurrier, and it's the other way around on Wayland.
It's as though the focus was on the foreground on X11 and on the background on Wayland.
Comment 5 TraceyC 2025-03-07 16:23:33 UTC 
This looks like the same issue as bug 482720, which was marked a duplicate of bug 479891
That was supposed to be fixed in Frameworks 6.9, and I see your system has Frameworks 6.11.0

It also looks similar to bug 500683, but in that case only the first row of icons has blurry text.

I can reproduce fuzzy icon text on 
Plasma 6.3.2, FW 6.11.0 - 1440p display 125% -  external monitor attached to laptop in 3 screen configuration
git-master FW 6.12.0 - 1920 x 1080 display 110% -  single screen
Comment 6 Nate Graham 2025-03-07 16:42:04 UTC 
Would be interesting to know if it's exactly the same as Bug 500683, or if the text is blurrier on all rows.
Comment 7 Thomas Bertels 2025-03-10 12:32:36 UTC 
Created attachment 179262 [details]
X11 two rows and columns
Comment 8 Thomas Bertels 2025-03-10 12:32:56 UTC 
Created attachment 179263 [details]
Wayland two rows and columns
Comment 9 Thomas Bertels 2025-03-10 12:33:45 UTC 
Based on these two last screenshots, there doesn't seem to be a difference between the rows or columns.
Comment 10 Nate Graham 2025-03-17 19:05:14 UTC 
*** Bug 501517 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***