Bug 513161 - Remove the white color from the blur effect
Summary: Remove the white color from the blur effect
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Screen locking (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.4
Platform: CachyOS Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-12-10 08:59 UTC by Fernando M. Muniz
Modified: 2025-12-11 11:47 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue being reproduced. (3.46 MB, video/mp4)
2025-12-10 09:05 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz 		Details
Here's how it looks like currently. (117.98 KB, image/jpeg)
2025-12-10 17:18 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz 		Details
And here's a 15% Gaussian blur I did on GIMP. (1.35 MB, image/jpeg)
2025-12-10 17:19 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz 		Details
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Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-10 08:59:09 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Lock the screen.
2. Type anything.

OBSERVED RESULT
The screen gets blurry and noticeably white.

EXPECTED RESULT
The screen should just get blurry, but remain having the exact same colors.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.20.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.60-2-cachyos-lts (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: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6
Comment 1 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-10 09:05:57 UTC 
Created attachment 187486 [details]
Issue being reproduced.
Comment 2 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-10 09:22:19 UTC 
Maybe this is a Breeze bug?
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-12-10 17:00:53 UTC 
I'm not noticing the "noticeably white" observation in your screen recording. Can you point it out?
Comment 4 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-10 17:18:36 UTC 
Created attachment 187495 [details]
Here's how it looks like currently.
Comment 5 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-10 17:19:39 UTC 
Created attachment 187496 [details]
And here's a 15% Gaussian blur I did on GIMP.
Comment 6 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-10 17:21:10 UTC 
As you can see by comparing, the screen locker adds a layer of white over it.
Comment 8 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-12-11 06:36:29 UTC 
How do I disable it? This makes me think my screen is dirty.
Comment 9 David Edmundson 2025-12-11 11:47:03 UTC 
The blur is intentional for readability.