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pogon

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Registered: 2025-08-31

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Weird window glitch

Hi, I installed Arch Linux today and did some customization. After a while, I noticed that when I'm using a browser and I drag it from the top of the screen to minimize it, some elements remain on top and flicker. When I click on them or hover another window over them, they disappear. I can't take a screenshot because when I use Win+Shift+S, they disappear as well.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Registered: 2014-02-20

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Re: Weird window glitch

Which desktop is this? Have you tried disabling the compositor?

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pogon

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Registered: 2025-08-31

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Re: Weird window glitch

I use Plasma 6. How to disable the compositor?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Registered: 2014-02-20

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Re: Weird window glitch

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KDE#Di … ompositing

Have you seen the ArchWiki? It's very useful.

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Jin, Jîyan, Azadî

pogon

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Registered: 2025-08-31

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Re: Weird window glitch

Thank you for the link, I think I fixed it. I guess it was caused by Geometry Change addon in desktop effects.

seth

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Re: Weird window glitch

\o/
Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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