Glitches in Plasma6
Hi, I've posted this messages March 18, but while I see it in the archive, apparently it did not make it to my mailbox- no idea how that is possible. I'll give it try here again, slightly modified: Some small glitches after doing the upgrade to plasma 6: -The icon of the program starter is covered by the icon some program sitting on the task bar. I did not find out yes what the "algorithm" is, but so far the only way to get the correct icon is to enter the Edit mode for the panel setting, and change something. But as soon as one hovers over a program on the task bar, that icon supersedes the correct icon again. The tab's from the open programs on the taskbar initially have their corresponding icon, but if one hovers over it, the icon disappears, and only the describing text remains. The small icons for e.g. bluetooth and sound on the right also disappear when hovering over it, and they have no text as such, so it is a bit a guess to find what you need there. But if one hovers over them, you do see the pop-ups of the application under the mouse.. But for the rest, well done for such a massive release, I would say. Thanks! regards, Jogchum
On Saturday 04 May 2024, Jogchum Reitsma via openSUSE Factory wrote:
Hi,
I've posted this messages March 18, but while I see it in the archive, apparently it did not make it to my mailbox- no idea how that is possible.
I'll give it try here again, slightly modified:
Some small glitches after doing the upgrade to plasma 6:
-The icon of the program starter is covered by the icon some program sitting on the task bar.
I did not find out yes what the "algorithm" is, but so far the only way to get the correct icon is to enter the Edit mode for the panel setting, and change something. But as soon as one hovers over a program on the task bar, that icon supersedes the correct icon again.
The tab's from the open programs on the taskbar initially have their corresponding icon, but if one hovers over it, the icon disappears, and only the describing text remains.
The small icons for e.g. bluetooth and sound on the right also disappear when hovering over it, and they have no text as such, so it is a bit a guess to find what you need there. But if one hovers over them, you do see the pop-ups of the application under the mouse..
But for the rest, well done for such a massive release, I would say. Thanks!
regards, Jogchum
It's hard to say for sure from reading the symptoms, but it reads a bit like a problem I encountered. When plasma errors it sometimes silently switches to a software renderer. If this has happend, check ~/.config/kdeglobals and remove: [QtQuickRendererSettings] SceneGraphBackend=software I've posted concerning this on KDE Discuss: https://discuss.kde.org/t/on-error-kde6-x11-switched-to-the-software-rendere... https://discuss.kde.org/t/wayland-kwin-crashes-when-i-alt-tab/12730/10?u=dig... I run the script quoted in the second link that checks for this on each login. Michael
Hi Michael, That did the trick, many thanks! I have not seen the crash you describe in the links; The script I think is just a warning, but in my case the behavior of the task bar is warning enough, I think. Thanks again, regards, Jogchum
It's hard to say for sure from reading the symptoms, but it reads a bit like a problem I encountered.
When plasma errors it sometimes silently switches to a software renderer. If this has happend, check ~/.config/kdeglobals and remove:
[QtQuickRendererSettings] SceneGraphBackend=software
I've posted concerning this on KDE Discuss: https://discuss.kde.org/t/on-error-kde6-x11-switched-to-the-software-rendere... https://discuss.kde.org/t/wayland-kwin-crashes-when-i-alt-tab/12730/10?u=dig...
I run the script quoted in the second link that checks for this on each login.
Michael
On Saturday 04 May 2024, Jogchum Reitsma via openSUSE Factory wrote:
Hi Michael,
That did the trick, many thanks!
I have not seen the crash you describe in the links; The script I think is just a warning, but in my case the behavior of the task bar is warning enough, I think.
Thanks again,
regards, Jogchum
It's hard to say for sure from reading the symptoms, but it reads a bit like a problem I encountered.
When plasma errors it sometimes silently switches to a software renderer. If this has happend, check ~/.config/kdeglobals and remove:
[QtQuickRendererSettings] SceneGraphBackend=software
I've posted concerning this on KDE Discuss: https://discuss.kde.org/t/on-error-kde6-x11-switched-to-the-software-r enderer-how-to-reverse/13241?u=digitaltrails https://discuss.kde.org/t/wayland-kwin-crashes-when-i-alt-tab/12730/10 ?u=digitaltrails
I run the script quoted in the second link that checks for this on each login.
Michael
Its an obscure trap to fall into. One of the contributors to kde.discuss has raised a bug pointing this out: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486078 That might generate some effort to make the switch more obvious. Until this is addressed, I think I will continue to run the script at login in case the software renderer is improved to the point where the differences become more subtle. Michael
On 05-03-2024 04:46PM, Michael Hamilton wrote:
On Saturday 04 May 2024, Jogchum Reitsma via openSUSE Factory wrote:
Hi,
I've posted this messages March 18, but while I see it in the archive, apparently it did not make it to my mailbox- no idea how that is possible.
I'll give it try here again, slightly modified:
Some small glitches after doing the upgrade to plasma 6:
-The icon of the program starter is covered by the icon some program sitting on the task bar.
I did not find out yes what the "algorithm" is, but so far the only way to get the correct icon is to enter the Edit mode for the panel setting, and change something. But as soon as one hovers over a program on the task bar, that icon supersedes the correct icon again.
The tab's from the open programs on the taskbar initially have their corresponding icon, but if one hovers over it, the icon disappears, and only the describing text remains.
The small icons for e.g. bluetooth and sound on the right also disappear when hovering over it, and they have no text as such, so it is a bit a guess to find what you need there. But if one hovers over them, you do see the pop-ups of the application under the mouse..
But for the rest, well done for such a massive release, I would say. Thanks!
regards, Jogchum
It's hard to say for sure from reading the symptoms, but it reads a bit like a problem I encountered.
When plasma errors it sometimes silently switches to a software renderer. If this has happend, check ~/.config/kdeglobals and remove:
[QtQuickRendererSettings] SceneGraphBackend=software
Your efforts here just helped me out. I had taken down this info but neglected to consider it sooner. In my case the Systray, menu applets and pinned applications were erasing with the mouse and sporatically coming back. Also desktop icons had black box under them. System Monitor was also giving off message > No hardware acceleration switched to software rendering.... Thanks
I've posted concerning this on KDE Discuss: https://discuss.kde.org/t/on-error-kde6-x11-switched-to-the-software-rendere... https://discuss.kde.org/t/wayland-kwin-crashes-when-i-alt-tab/12730/10?u=dig...
I run the script quoted in the second link that checks for this on each login.
Michael
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