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* Worse performance on external monitor connected to NVIDIA GPU when default GPU is Intel: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452219
* Worse performance on external monitor connected to NVIDIA GPU when default GPU is Intel: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452219
* Native Wayland windows cannot save and restore their window positions; KWin would need to do it: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15329
* Native Wayland windows cannot save and restore their window positions; KWin would need to do it: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15329
* Maximized XWayland windows have pixel gaps between screen edges when using a fractional scale factor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459373
* "Spare Layouts" feature not implemented: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455431
* "Spare Layouts" feature not implemented: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455431
* Using key combination shortcuts to type phrases into windows is not yet implemented: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478219
* Using key combination shortcuts to type phrases into windows is not yet implemented: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478219
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== Accessibility ==
== Accessibility ==
* Can't move pointer with numpad keys: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478620
* Can't move pointer with numpad keys: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478620
* Not all Sticky Keys options work: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444335. Input on what is relevant/wanted there is welcome.
* Slow Keys feature doesn't work: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490826


== Graphics Tablet Support ==
== Graphics Tablet Support ==
* Can't fine tune pressure curve of the tablet. Various people draw with varying pressure; some people draw with heavy hand some use light touch. Configuring pressure curve helps artists to get better lines. [https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457705 Bug report] and pending [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/1972 Merge Request].
* Can't switch between absolute and relative modes for the graphic tablet. [https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477898 Bug report] and Pending Merge Requests [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/4852 1] and [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/1963 2].
* Can't switch between absolute and relative modes for the graphic tablet. [https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477898 Bug report] and Pending Merge Requests [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/4852 1] and [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/1963 2].
* Can't assign mouse click presses to pen button as shortcuts, For example you want to change the default and assign a different button on a pen to do middle mouse click to pan the canvas in krita it won't accept middle mouse click as a shortcut- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457636
* Can't create multiple profiles for tablet configurations so artists can choose different profiles (e.g. different shortcuts and pen pressure) for different workflows like inking a comic or doing vector art: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477671
* Can't create multiple profiles for tablet configurations so artists can choose different profiles (e.g. different shortcuts and pen pressure) for different workflows like inking a comic or doing vector art: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477671
* Can't calibrate tablets so there is no weird offset: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=476982 This is in the works and there is an open [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/1833 MR] by an awesome KDE contributor due for 6.1.
* Can't map a portion of the tablet area to the screen. Some people have large tablet and sometime they want to map a portion of the tablet to the monitor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457703.  
* Can't map a portion of the tablet area to the screen. Some people have large tablet and sometime they want to map a portion of the tablet to the monitor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457703.  
* The UI for mapping tablet area and its buttons has a few issues compared to the UI in the X11 KCM: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477750
* The UI for mapping tablet area and its buttons has a few issues compared to the UI in the X11 KCM: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477750
* Graphic tablets may have a touch strip or ring, but in the Wayland KCM, you can't assign shortcuts to touch rings. Bug report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477752
* Graphic tablets may have a touch strip or ring, but in the Wayland KCM, you can't assign shortcuts to touch rings. Bug report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477752
* Some tablets allow users to switch between touch ring modes. For example, you can click a button and change the mode from one set of shortcuts like scrolling to another set of shortcuts, like changing hue or zooming in and out. This is not possible on Plasma Wayland: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477787
* Some tablets allow users to switch between touch ring modes. For example, you can click a button and change the mode from one set of shortcuts like scrolling to another set of shortcuts, like changing hue or zooming in and out. This is not possible on Plasma Wayland: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477787
* The pointer for the graphic tablet is permanently a cross in plasma wayland. It doesn't change regardless of context. So if you want to resize a window with your pen, it will be troublesome to use this cursor, as it does not change to a resize handle cursor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477570.


== Plasma ==
== Plasma ==
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=== Waiting on new Wayland protocol ===
=== Waiting on new Wayland protocol ===
* No session restore for native Wayland windows: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436318. Our session management recovery engine is based on the [https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/libSM/xsmp.html X Session Management Protocol] and there is apparently currently no generic concept to do it on Wayland. But on Qt it's plugin-able and [https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/SessionManagement/GnomeSession GNOME has had their own implementation] for some time.
* No session restore for native Wayland windows: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436318. Our session management recovery engine is based on the [https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/libSM/xsmp.html X Session Management Protocol] and there is apparently currently no generic concept to do it on Wayland. But on Qt it's plugin-able and [https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/SessionManagement/GnomeSession GNOME has had their own implementation] for some time. Possible workaround: Use Hibernation (Suspend To Disk) instead.
* Picture-in-Picture windows from web browsers get a Task Manager icon and do not stay on top: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463288; requires https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/132 and adoption in apps using PiP windows (like web browsers)
* Picture-in-Picture windows from web browsers get a Task Manager icon and do not stay on top: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463288; requires https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/132 and adoption in apps using PiP windows (like web browsers)
* Graphics programs that require color accuracy in professional settings such as Krita, GIMP, Scribus, Darktable, Blender, DaVinci Resolve, etc. cannot guarantee accuracy, especially when moving between color spaces like sRGB and CMYK (from digital to print) or Rec. 709 (broadcast TV) until the Color Management and HDR protocol is merged and compositors like KWin implement support for it: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/14
* Graphics programs that require color accuracy in professional settings such as Krita, GIMP, Scribus, Darktable, Blender, DaVinci Resolve, etc. cannot guarantee accuracy, especially when moving between color spaces like sRGB and CMYK (from digital to print) or Rec. 709 (broadcast TV) until the Color Management and HDR protocol is merged and compositors like KWin implement support for it: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/14
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=== Not yet started ===
=== Not yet started ===
* With screen scaling, cursor size is incorrect when hovering over native Wayland apps written with the GTK toolkit due to its lack of support for the cursor-shape-v1 protocol: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451158. See also https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459161 for general cursor size issues.
* With screen scaling, cursor size is incorrect when hovering over native Wayland apps written with the GTK toolkit due to its lack of support for the cursor-shape-v1 protocol: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451158. See also https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459161 for general cursor size issues.
* With a high DPI mouse, some applications might experience instability or unresponsiveness: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland/-/issues/443
* With a high DPI mouse, some applications might experience unresponsiveness: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450139


=== Work in progress ===
=== Work in progress ===
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=== Fixed in an upcoming version ===
=== Fixed in an upcoming version ===
* Dialog Parent effect isn't working: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460819 – Fixed in Plasma 6.1 and Qt 6.8
* Can't fine tune pressure curve of the tablet. Various people draw with varying pressure; some people draw with heavy hand some use light touch. Configuring pressure curve helps artists to get better lines. [https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457705 Bug report] and [https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/1972 Merge Request]. - Implemented in Plasma 6.3.0
* When dragging files, to trigger a specific result, you have to hold down a modifier key *before* you start dragging, not after: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423031 - https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtwayland/+/525413 - Fixed in Qt 6.8
* Qt-based software crashes in QtWaylandClient::QWaylandWindow::handleScreensChanged() when external screen powers up or down: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=473020 - Fixed in Qt 6.8.0
* The pointer for the graphic tablet is permanently shown as a cross; it doesn't change based on the context. So if you want to resize a window with your pen, it will be troublesome to use this cursor, as it does not change to a resize handle cursor. See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477570 / https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-105843 - Fixed in Qt 6.8.0

Latest revision as of 21:02, 15 October 2024

This page tracks the "Errata/Known issues" that are specific to the the Plasma Wayland session: significant quality-of-life annoyances, significant problems with workarounds, etc. This is part of KDE's Wayland goal.

It is the Wayland-specific companion to Plasma/X11 Known Significant Issues.


KWin/compositing/window management

Accessibility

Graphics Tablet Support

  • Can't switch between absolute and relative modes for the graphic tablet. Bug report and Pending Merge Requests 1 and 2.
  • Can't create multiple profiles for tablet configurations so artists can choose different profiles (e.g. different shortcuts and pen pressure) for different workflows like inking a comic or doing vector art: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477671
  • Can't map a portion of the tablet area to the screen. Some people have large tablet and sometime they want to map a portion of the tablet to the monitor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457703.
  • The UI for mapping tablet area and its buttons has a few issues compared to the UI in the X11 KCM: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477750
  • Graphic tablets may have a touch strip or ring, but in the Wayland KCM, you can't assign shortcuts to touch rings. Bug report: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477752
  • Some tablets allow users to switch between touch ring modes. For example, you can click a button and change the mode from one set of shortcuts like scrolling to another set of shortcuts, like changing hue or zooming in and out. This is not possible on Plasma Wayland: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477787

Plasma

Upstream

Waiting on new Wayland protocol

Not yet started

Work in progress

Fixed in an upcoming version

  • Can't fine tune pressure curve of the tablet. Various people draw with varying pressure; some people draw with heavy hand some use light touch. Configuring pressure curve helps artists to get better lines. Bug report and Merge Request. - Implemented in Plasma 6.3.0
  • Qt-based software crashes in QtWaylandClient::QWaylandWindow::handleScreensChanged() when external screen powers up or down: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=473020 - Fixed in Qt 6.8.0
  • The pointer for the graphic tablet is permanently shown as a cross; it doesn't change based on the context. So if you want to resize a window with your pen, it will be troublesome to use this cursor, as it does not change to a resize handle cursor. See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477570 / https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-105843 - Fixed in Qt 6.8.0