Bug 509494 - Splash screens of GIMP and LibreOffice being decorated of installed as Flatpak
Summary: Splash screens of GIMP and LibreOffice being decorated of installed as Flatpak
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: decorations (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.80
Platform: KDE Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2025-09-14 19:20 UTC by jonas.harer
Modified: 2025-09-14 20:42 UTC (History)
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Description jonas.harer 2025-09-14 19:20:28 UTC 
SUMMARY
When installed as Flatpak, the splash screen of GIMP, LibreOffice and maybe others is decorated.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install GIMP or LibreOffice as Flatpak
2. Open them

OBSERVED RESULT
The splash screen is decorated 

EXPECTED RESULT
It should not be decorated 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2025-09-14 20:42:01 UTC 
This is a problem of wayland in general. There is nothing kwin can do.

libreoffice hides the problem by using X11 for the splash screen; check your flatpak permissions, that might fix it.