> will renaming my .kde directory to something else be sufficient for a test Highly unlikely. KDE rudely mixes most of its settings with other apps in ~/.config/. I don't think ~/.kde/ is used at all any more. Better to create a new user for testing to see if the problem survives there. If the problem disappears in the new user, then you can try eliminating identifiable KDE settings files and directories from ~/.config/. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science.
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