https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=476172
Bug ID: 476172
Summary: Missing selection boxes in Plasma making a lot of UI
elements unusable, especially by keyboard since
plasma-framework5 5.111.0-1
Classification: I don't know
Product: kde
Version: unspecified
Platform: Archlinux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: critical
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: unassigned-b...@kde.org
Reporter: apri...@posteo.net
Target Milestone: ---
The latest update of plasma-framework5 from version 5.110.0-1 to 5.111.0-1 on
Archlinux creates major artifacts in the Plasma environment which makes it hard
to use to unusable in some cases. It produces the following problems:
- Globally every kind of selection marking behind objects is gone. f.e.
selecting a file on the desktop, the current date in the panel, the selected
element in the "start menu" and others. That makes navigating visually with the
keyboard impossible.
- The "task bar" is completely bugged. Open windows are shown as closed. Closed
windows are shown as open. (having either the grey background or not). This
makes window management very hard to impossible using the "Icons only task
manager"
It makes using Plasma as a whole extremely difficult and in some cases
impossible to achieve certain tasks. This is why it should be considered
critical.
The problematic package was identified using system rollbacks. On Arch Linux
the workaround to get a working system back is to downgrade the package
plasma-framework5 to version 5.110.0-1. (the last working version, 5.111.0-1
does not work anymore:
sudo pacman -U
https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/p/plasma-framework5/plasma-framework5-5.110.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
The problem was probably introduced here:
https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.111.0/
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install plasma-frameworks 5.111.0-1
2. Relog into Plasma, but is not necessary on my PC. Directly after upgrading
and downgrading the package the problem comes or goes away, depending on
upgrading or downgrading.
3. Try selecting objects on the desktop, click on the clock in the "task bar",
try to select a problem to launch from the "start menu" by keyboard.
OBSERVED RESULT
There is no blue selection box, making navigating or using UI elements /
getting the current date from the calendar impossible
EXPECTED RESULT
In all described cases above there should be a blue selection box around
Maybe it is something with the Intel iGPU. Would need testing from other people
with an AMD or Nvidia GPU.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.5.8-arch1-1-surface (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-7300U CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 7,7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 620
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
Product Name: Surface Pro
System Version: 124000000000000000000000D:0B:09F:5C:09P:38S:01E:0
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