SUMMARY Overview doesn't work if I switch to other desktops of a 2x2 virtual desktop environment, depending on how I switch. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Make the upper-left-hand corner active so that when the mouse is put there it will enact "Overview". 2. Move the mouse to the upper-left-hand corner. See the Overview of my windows. Hit Escape so the Overview goes away. 3. Hit Meta-W. See the Overview. Hit Escape. It goes away. 4. In a terminal window, type: "qdbus org.kde.kglobalaccel /component/kwin invokeShortcut Overview". See the Overview. Hit Escape. It goes away. 5. Rejoice for at this point, all is well. 6. I have a 2x2 grid of desktops. Navigate to desktop 3 *using the panel*. Or, navigate to desktop 3 using a kwin keyboard shortcut. Your choice. 7. Move the mouse to the upper-left-hand corner. There will not be an Overview of my windows 8. Hit Meta-W. Do not see the Overview. 9. In a terminal window, type: "qdbus org.kde.kglobalaccel /component/kwin invokeShortcut Overview". Do not see the Overview. 10. Go back to Desktop 1, again using the panel. 11. Perform either of steps 7, 8, or 9. 12. Repeat step 7, 8, or 9. Except this time it works like step 2, 3, or 4 respectively. 13. Move the mouse to the upper left hand corner. See the Overview. Choose another desktop. 14. Move the mouse to the upper left hand corner. See the Overview. OBSERVED RESULT Overview's behavior is erratic. It will fail to work, depending on which method I use to switch desktops. EXPECTED RESULT I can always use Overview on any desktop, and switch between desktops using any method available to KDE. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Fedora Linux 40 KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0 Qt Version: 6.8.2 Kernel Version: 6.13.11-100.fc40.x86_64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics Memory: 60.6 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 780M ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For what it's worth, if I set my panel to autohide and move to another desktop using my kwin shortkey or using the little virtual desktop widget in my panel, the autohide feature stops working. Until I return to virtual desktop 1. So it seems as if there's some meta function involved that messes up screen edges.
Hmm, I can't reproduce this issue on git master with those steps.
This is on Fedora 42 with Qt 6.9, notably. It would be interesting to know if the problem goes away after you upgrade to Fedora 42 as well.
I've been seeing the same behavior for a couple of months on a laptop and desktop running openSUSE Tumbleweed (Intel and NVIDIA graphics). KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0 Qt Version: 6.9.0 Kernel Version: 6.14.4-1-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
Yes, as I've now created a reproducible situation, I can observe it with regularity. Still, I think upgrading to Fedora 42 is probably the way to go. I'm on 6.8.2 and I guess I'm stuck on 6.8 in Fedora 40. I'm nervous though. This could make for a total laptop reinstall; I've had some weird incompatibilities pop up in the past so I'm hesitant. I'll try to go before June 2025. It's now May 6.
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #3) > This is on Fedora 42 with Qt 6.9, notably. It would be interesting to know > if the problem goes away after you upgrade to Fedora 42 as well. Actually, since we have a report here of the same behavior on two machines running OpenSuSE Tumbleweed I don't expect a change but it will be interesting to see what happens, I suppose.
I believe I can confirm such behavior for KDE Neon with the latest Plasma. Operating System: KDE neon 6.3 KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0 Qt Version: 6.9.0 Kernel Version: 6.11.0-25-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
Well, I upgraded to Fedora 41 and my problem went away. Except sometimes the panel autohide stops working, and I have to switch to a different desktop- and back again- for me to see the panel. But now autohide- for me- works no matter how I navigate away from Desktop 1. Operating System: Fedora Linux 41 KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0 Qt Version: 6.8.2 Kernel Version: 6.14.6-200.fc41.x86_64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics Memory: 60.6 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 780M
Great!
Sorry, Nate, I'm not that happy with the resolution because others on newer KDE's report having the problem as we can see in the thread. And I've noticed a couple of anomalies in the GUI as I mention with the Panel suddenly disappearing under certain circumstances. In short, there are still dragons lying about. I managed, through my upgrade, to perhaps jar the system into correct behavior but it seems awfully fragile.
For this user (me), it's working though so I suppose the ticket can remain closed. Perhaps in the future the issue will rear its ugly head and I'll just return. I wasn't able to go to Fedora 42 because Dropbox doesn't have a proper version. So I'll wait a bit before upgrading.
(In reply to Mike Schwager from comment #10) > Sorry, Nate, I'm not that happy with the resolution because others on newer > KDE's report having the problem as we can see in the thread. 6.3.5 is the newest released Plasma; what exactly do you mean? > And I've noticed a couple of anomalies in the GUI as I mention with > the Panel suddenly disappearing under certain circumstances. This is a different bug, and needs to be tracked with a different bug report. If you can reproduce it at all or determine a pattern, please do open a new one for that issue!
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #12) > (In reply to Mike Schwager from comment #10) > > Sorry, Nate, I'm not that happy with the resolution because others on newer > > KDE's report having the problem as we can see in the thread. > 6.3.5 is the newest released Plasma; what exactly do you mean? > I mean that Michal Kec has the issue with a newer KDE Frameworks and QT Version: Operating System: KDE neon 6.3 KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0 Qt Version: 6.9.0 Kernel Version: 6.11.0-25-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
Hello, this bug is still present in current Plasma 6.4.3. Operating System: KDE neon User Edition KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.14.0-24-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
I face this problem every day when switching desktops. I have noticed that bug appears when desktops are switched with any other method than keybinding (or gesture) of the desktop effects "Overview" or "Cube". It can be: - keybinding for "Switch to the next desktop" - pop-up notification from messenger that resides on some other desktop - CTRL+F1/2/3/4 keybinding - swiping touchpad left/right Both desktop effects "Overview" and "Cube" stop working until I return to the last desktop where this desktop effect has been worked right before switching. This issue appears after some usage time, not immediately after login My system info: Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.15.8-1-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
I also regularly get hit by this bug and it still happens in the latest Plasma version. I think it's a problem in kwin about the desktop effects. They stop getting applied to certain virtual desktops. I notice for example the blur effect under the semi-transparent krunner window is not working on those same virtual desktops where the overview has stopped working. I can't find a way to reproduce the bug intentionally. I can't see a usage pattern for when it appears. I get hit by the bug after using the desktop for a while, I don't remember noticing it shortly after logging in, only after using the desktop for a few hours. But there might be long stretches of time with the bug active where I don't notice it because some of the virtual desktops are working correctly, and I'm also using keyboard shortcuts most of the time to switch between desktops and not the overview. Most of the time I notice that the bug is there because of krunner missing the blur effect. $ kinfo Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.15.9-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.3 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
After KDE update (Tumbleweed marks version of packages as "25.08.0-1.1") on 2025-08-18 effects seem to work correctly. Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250818 KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.16.1-1-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
That's great news! How about you, Mike?
I did some more tests today (was fooling around with settings, actually) and found out that the incorrect behavior still occurs when virtual desktop option "Show animation when switching" is set to "Fade". When this option is disabled, effects work flawlessly. When this option is set to "Slide", effects are glitching until animation is complete (kwin shortcuts "Grid View" and "Overview" are interchanged on the first call, but work as usual after that).
Mike, are you also using that setting?
Finally, I can confirm a bug in the current Plasma 6.4.4. However, I can’t find easy steps to reproduce either. One note: I suspend my PC to sleep (S3) daily. The bug appears after several sleep/wake cycles. I’m fairly sure I didn’t notice it on the first day after the previous reboot. Nate: Yes, I also have the virtual desktop switching animation set to Fade. Operating System: KDE neon User Edition KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.14.0-29-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland
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I too have the overview die on me after some time. I also frequently suspend my system (2-5 times per day) and it seems to happen after resume but I cannot reproduce it 100%. Maybe it is related to AMD? Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0 Qt Version: 6.9.2 Kernel Version: 6.16.8-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core Processor Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (61,9 GiB usable) Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Processor 2: AMD Radeon Graphics Manufacturer: ASRock Product Name: X670E PG Lightning