https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488829
Bug ID: 488829
Summary: [wayland] Cursor gets stuck for a brief period between
displays
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 6.1.0
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: eamonn...@protonmail.com
CC: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
When moving a cursor between displays, they will get stuck briefly. If you
slowly move a cursor it will stick at very close to the screen edge and there
will be resistance when trying to move it beyond. This makes it difficult for a
cursor to glide slowly across many displays at once, such as from one display
across to a fourth display horizontally (although this effect also happens for
displays that are stacked vertically, and for arrangements with displays
arranged horizontally and vertically).
If the cursor is moving very fast, the resistence is less noticeable, but can
still be felt.
This felt like a Desktop Effect or some kind of intentional behaviour, because
it can make splitting windows slightly easier, but it impacts the default mouse
behaviour. If the intent was to make tiling easier then this should ideally
only apply if a window is being tiled, not for regular desktop usage. Even so,
I would also say it should be optional behaviour, on by default, sure, but it
should also be togglable as it is a significant change in behaviour from
previous Plasma versions and other DEs/operating systems (unless something has
changed significantly).
I could not find any setting to turn this off, so I am filing it as an issue in
case this is some kind of optional functionality. I don't know if this is
intended to be a default, as this is not behaviour I have seen before on any
Desktop Environment / Wayland Compositor (GNOME 3 way back, Xfce, Hyprland,
Sway) or operating system with multiple monitors (Windows 10 a long time ago,
macOS for work).
I could reproduce this on my desktop, and on a laptop running Plasma 6.1.0 with
an external display connected. It did not happen on any previous Plasma
version.
If this is intended to be the always-on default behaviour with no way to
disable it, please consider making this optional. For cases where you might
need to slowly move your mouse from the top right corner of one display to the
top right of the adjacent display, this becomes a chore.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have multiple displays arranged next to each other.
2. Move the mouse across displays.
3. The mouse will "stick" to the edge of the display and take resistence to
move.
OBSERVED RESULT
Cursor cannot slowly move between screens and gets "stuck" until "pushed"
harder across the display.
EXPECTED RESULT
Cursor should not get stuck when crossing a screen border, or should be
togglable.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.9.5 Linux Zen
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Did not test X11 session.
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