session restore on Plasma (was: Re: When will KDE work properly again?)
Hi Gary, hi.
I am quite busy with stuff this might be my only post on the matter.
Gary Dale - 30.10.24, 15:08:57 MEZ:
> I've switched back to X11 because Wayland is worse. I also like that it
> offers finer-grained control of display scaling.
I am still (again) on X11 for my main machine as well. For several
reasons.
> Under X11, I am now getting the desktop apps from the first virtual
> desktop remembering their positions but apart from GKrellM, nothing
> restores on the other desktops. This includes KDE apps such as Konsole,
> Dolphin and Kontact.
Please review the following previous mailing list thread completely:
Re: Save session is not working after lastest upgrade
https://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2024/06/msg00009.html
Despite the subject line there has not just been an issue on Wayland, but
also on X11.
Plasma 6 on X11 has session and activity restore issues fixed for me. It is
really nice to see Kate, Okular and others reopen in exactly the same
state again.
It should not be that long anymore, before upload to unstable, but it also
depends on coordinating with the release team as it is quite massive and
there is some potential for breakage.
Also Debian testing/unstable is called that for a reason. It is
unfortunate at times, even frustrating, and for sure it would have been
nice if the session restore issues in later Plasma 5 would have been fixed
in Debian testing/unstable, but the team is busy with making sure we all
can enjoy a supported Plasma deskop with the next stable release. Which is
a huge task as it means migration to Qt 6, KF 6, Plasma 6. Basically all
needs to be updated. If you choose testing/unstable then make is a
conscious decision. It is not Debian stable after all.
The team also needs help with bug triaging for example. There are a lot of
very old bug reports still open.
Also I find it important to discern: Non working session restore does not
mean that nothing is working anymore as the subject line you have chosen
would suggest. You have people working in their free time so that you can
use the software… I find it important to remember that when giving
feedback. Gratitude will bring you further than pointing at others.
Best,
--
Martin - please no carbon copy to me
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