Bug 506779 - Panel widget popup animations don't play during desktop switching animations
Summary: Panel widget popup animations don't play during desktop switching animations
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: effects-various (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.2
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2025-07-09 05:10 UTC by Răzvan Avram
Modified: 2025-09-02 07:39 UTC (History)
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Description Răzvan Avram 2025-07-09 05:10:16 UTC 
This is an annoying visual bug when using virtual desktops because oftentimes one might want to open a new application using the application launcher immediately after switching to a new desktop.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Enable virtual desktops
2) Switch to a different virtual desktop and then quickly open the application launcher
3) Observe the launcher appearing instantly without the usual opening animation
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-09 05:49:22 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/7894
Comment 2 Răzvan Avram 2025-09-02 07:39:52 UTC 
On my personal system I worked around the bug by just remaking `slidingpopups` as a scripted effect, put it in `~/.local/share/kwin/effects`, enabled it and disabled "slide popups"  in the animation settings.