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Several bugs/regressions that Qt apps reveal

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First, I'm really sorry for this bad report! As a dev, I know how bad it is — I mean it — and I'll fully understand why if you close it. I just wanted to attract your attention to several problems Wayfire has with Qt apps, because it seems no Wayfire dev checks it with them. Their number grows with every new version.

One example. This is QTerminal with a translucent view as it should be (the screenshot was taken under labwc, but it's the same everywhere, even in wayfire 0.10.1):

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And this is it in wayfire 0.11.0:

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Also, tab drag-and-drop in apps that support it (dragging a tab from one window of an app and dropping it into another window of the same app) shows weird problems in wayfire 0.11.0, especially with its SSD.

Also, Wayfire — its older version too — interferes with drawing of Qt apps like lxqt-panel in very strange ways: some icons may have wrong sizes, some borders may not be drawn, and some graphs may not be updated correctly.

And some other issues.

I don't have the slightest idea why these things happen under Wayfire and only under it. I have labwc, niri, and kwin_wayland too.

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. First reproduce the reported behavior in Wayfire 0.11.0 with QTerminal, tab drag-and-drop, and lxqt-panel, comparing the results with labwc, niri, and kwin_wayland. Done means separating the regressions into actionable reports with reliable reproduction steps and verified fixes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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