Bug 516011 - Flickering when hovering over text with a transparent title bar
Summary: Flickering when hovering over text with a transparent title bar
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: decorations (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.6.0
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2026-02-14 23:43 UTC by Piotr Mierzwinski
Modified: 2026-02-14 23:43 UTC (History)
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Description Piotr Mierzwinski 2026-02-14 23:43:09 UTC 
SUMMARY
Using "Window Decorations" theme with transparent title bar like: "Se7enAero" or "We10OS-dark", I experience very annoying flickering when it (title bar) is placed over any test (for example in web browser - I tested with Firefox and Kate), and it stops after couple seconds.
Please notice that when I minimize and restore any application and its titlebar is placed over text then I don't observe any flickering.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open "System Setting -> Color & Themes -> Window Decorations"
2. Click "Get New.." button
3. Find one of mentioned themes, for example "We10OS-dark"
4. Apply it
5. Open Firefox with page where is a bit of text or Kate/KWrite and open any text document
6. Open Dolphin or any other application
7. Move Dolphin or any other application over Firefox or Kate/Kwrite like that title bar would be over displayed text in above application

OBSERVED RESULT
Flickering in title bar which stops after couple seconds.

EXPECTED RESULT
Transparency should work as expected

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0
Qt Version: 6.10.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KDE Neon Testing