Bug 508222 - Can't select desktop items if there's another item offscreen in scrollable area
Summary: Can't select desktop items if there's another item offscreen in scrollable area
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.4
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-08-14 06:29 UTC by Fernando M. Muniz
Modified: 2025-08-15 04:31 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
Rubberband selection issue on Plasma 6.4.4 (1.42 MB, video/x-matroska)
2025-08-14 06:29 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz
Details
Issue on Plasma 6.4.4 (1.72 MB, video/x-matroska)
2025-08-15 04:31 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz
Details

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Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-08-14 06:29:53 UTC
Created attachment 184055 [details]
Rubberband selection issue on Plasma 6.4.4

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have two icons on each side of the screen, then drag them into the scrollable desktop.
2. Try to select an item with the rubberband selection while another item is offscreen.

OBSERVED RESULT
The item can't be selected.

EXPECTED RESULT
The item should be able to be selected.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.9-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-08-14 22:58:49 UTC
I'm not able to reproduce this in Plasma git-master or 6.4.4. 
Can you try to reproduce this with a new user and let us know if the same thing happens?
Comment 2 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-08-15 04:31:34 UTC
Created attachment 184096 [details]
Issue on Plasma 6.4.4

The issue was reproducible on a new account after setting icons to organize from left to right.

This new attachment shows how to reproduce the issue.
(recorded on my old account because otherwise I would have to configure everything just to record the same thing).