Bug 506218 - Kickoff Applications Tab renders blurry .ico
Summary: Kickoff Applications Tab renders blurry .ico
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff) widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.1
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-06-26 14:33 UTC by dygalo2004+bugs.kde.org
Modified: 2025-08-01 19:23 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
Expected render in Dolphin (102.29 KB, image/png)
2025-06-26 14:33 UTC, dygalo2004+bugs.kde.org
Details
The reality of Kickoff rendering (7.67 KB, image/png)
2025-06-26 14:34 UTC, dygalo2004+bugs.kde.org
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Description dygalo2004+bugs.kde.org 2025-06-26 14:33:16 UTC
Created attachment 182686 [details]
Expected render in Dolphin

SUMMARY
Creating a new application item with a *.ico for a custom icon leads to blurry rendering of the icon in Kickoff. Kickoff uses the smallest possible .ico resolution, often resulting in blurry icons in application tab

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a new application entry via text/KDE Menu editor 
2. Assign a ico file as icon

OBSERVED RESULT
The icon uses the smallest possible resolution

EXPECTED RESULT
Unclear, possibly there should be some global setting for a different resolution level of *.ico

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS


(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.34-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 ร— AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.0 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Screen resolution: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
No screen/resolution/fractional scaling (or any sort of accessibility options) were used
Possibly related to 429927 (which is 'Resolved' and 'Fixed')
Comment 1 dygalo2004+bugs.kde.org 2025-06-26 14:34:29 UTC
Created attachment 182687 [details]
The reality of Kickoff rendering
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-06-26 17:16:22 UTC
Can you attach the .ico file that triggers this? Thanks!
Comment 3 dygalo2004+bugs.kde.org 2025-06-26 18:15:29 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> Can you attach the .ico file that triggers this? Thanks!

Alright, I was ever so slightly bamboozled by the game icon
I examined it in GIMP and the highest layer is the 16x16 one...
Do I understand correctly, that when KDE processes .ico it always picks the 'highest' layer in the hierarchy?
If so, the problem is nonexistent and I'm sorry for wasting your time
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-11 03:47:42 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน โš ๏ธ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-26 03:46:45 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.