[Bug]: plasma wayland sys tray popup window in wrong position

[Goddard]

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• [X] This is a bug, not a question or a configuration issue.
• [X] This issue is not already reported on Github (I've searched it).
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Bug description

When clicking the system tray icon for the desktop client in plasma wayland it pops up in the middle of the screen rather than over the system tray icon. ...

Steps to reproduce

1. I'm using opensuse Tumbleweed with Plasma 6 wayland I also have 3 monitors, but panel is only on 1 display
2. click the nextcloud desktop client system tray icon
3. popup window opens in middle of screen ...

Expected behavior

Should open above system tray icon ...

Which files are affected by this bug

no files are affected

Operating system

Linux

Which version of the operating system you are running.

opensuse Tumbleweed

Package

Other

Nextcloud Server version

na

Nextcloud Desktop Client version

3.12.3

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh desktop client install

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Enabled

Are you using an external user-backend?

• [X] Default internal user-backend
• [ ] LDAP/ Active Directory
• [ ] SSO - SAML
• [ ] Other

Nextcloud Server logs

n/a

Additional info

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20240524 KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.2.0 Qt Version: 6.7.0 Kernel Version: 6.9.1-1-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core Processor Memory: 30.5 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090/PCIe/SSE2 Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Product Name: X670E AORUS PRO X System Version: -CF

[AmonBune]

I have the same problem using EndeavourOS (which uses KDE+Wayland). I previously used Manjaro (KDE) which used X11 and the problem didn't happen there, so this issue seems to be specific to systems using Wayland.

Monitor configuration: 1x 3840x2160 @ 125%DPI @ 60Hz Nextcloud Desktop Client version: 3.13.0

Operating System: EndeavourOS KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.2.0 Qt Version: 6.7.1 Kernel Version: 6.9.3-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 16-Cores Memory: 125,6 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 Manufacturer: ASUS

[joshtrichards]

Related: #6776

[Jerome-Herbinet]

Same with Linux Mint XFCE 22 and 3.14.1 client.

[bernd-wechner]

I'm using Linux Mint Cinnamon:

System: Kernel: 6.8.0-47-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.2.9 Distro: Linux Mint 22 Wilma Machine: Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: All Series v: N/A serial: Mobo: ASUSTeK model: MAXIMUS VII FORMULA v: Rev 1.xx serial: UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3503 date: 04/18/2018 CPU: Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-4790 bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache: L2: 1024 KiB Speed (MHz): avg: 952 min/max: 800/4000 cores: 1: 1107 2: 1143 3: 800 4: 881 5: 800 6: 800 7: 1291 8: 800 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] driver: nvidia v: 535.183.01 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 3840x2160~60Hz API: EGL Message: No EGL data available. API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 vendor: nvidia v: 535.183.01 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030/PCIe/SSE2 Audio: Device-1: Intel 9 Series Family HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Device-2: NVIDIA GP108 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-47-generic status: kernel-api Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I218-V driver: e1000e IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: Device-2: NetGear Managed Switch M4100 series M5300 M7100 series driver: cp210x type: USB Drives: Local Storage: total: 9.72 TiB used: 3.76 TiB (38.7%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SV300S37A240G size: 223.57 GiB ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Samsung model: SSD 830 Series size: 119.24 GiB ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Maxtor model: 6V320F0 size: 298.09 GiB ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EACS-00D6B1 size: 931.51 GiB ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Western Digital model: WD40PURX-64AKYY0 size: 3.64 TiB ID-6: /dev/sdf vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EARX-00PASB0 size: 1.82 TiB ID-7: /dev/sdg vendor: Western Digital model: WD33PURZ-85BWPY0 size: 2.73 TiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 218.51 GiB used: 43.82 GiB (20.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 512 MiB used: 16.8 MiB (3.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda2 ID-3: /home size: 293.22 GiB used: 80.39 GiB (27.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 1.78 GiB (88.8%) file: /swapfile Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 59 C Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A Info: Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.29 GiB used: 13.95 GiB (44.6%) Processes: 472 Uptime: 34d 8h 9m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.34

And see this as well. If I click on the NextCloud systray icon the window pops up in the top left of my enormous 43" 4K monitor, and if I right-click the popup menu likewise pops up in the far top left, and if I click Settings on that again same deal. Under X11 these all pop up right beside the systray button as expected.

[smihael]

Can confirm this with KDE Neon 6.2 and 3.15.0 client.

[ilya-fedin]

Nextcloud developers, it might be a good idea to join the discussion of the new tray specs

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs/-/issues/84 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs/-/merge_requests/54 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/355

[Yeely1310]

Same issue on KDE 6 Wayland on Opensuse Tumbleweed. Tried both the flatpak and the yast one click install version. Anyone got a fix?

[nilsding]

Positioning on Wayland is tricky, let alone figuring out *where* it should be positioned (somewhat near the tray icon ideally -- on Linux/X11 we used the global cursor position on the screen for that, which is not a thing Wayland supports unfortunately)

That being said, it is somewhat possible, but it's super specific to the currently running compositor/desktop environment. for Plasma desktops a combination of DBus calls and some Plasma scripting lets me figure out where to position the window on the screen, and using KWayland (which as far as I can tell is mostly specific to KWin/Plasma as well) I can move that window surface anywhere I want to...

[cptn-cosmo]

Same problem on archlinux. Unfortunately the window closes as soon as it loses focus, so i can't use the window picker to get the window class to set up a custom kwin rule as a workaround either.

[cptn-cosmo]

i wrote a small kwin script to log any windows opening and closing and got the window class that way: com.nextcloud.desktopclient.nextcloud

[expaperclip]

Here's a window rule which should fix this:

[Nextcloud tray positioning]
Description=Nextcloud Tray Positioning
position=1077,323
positionrule=2
title=Nextcloud
titlematch=1
wmclass=com.nextcloud.desktopclient.nextcloud
wmclassmatch=2

Just save this as a .kwinrule file and import it in System Settings. (You might need to adjust the position according to your display.)

[zefr0x]

Nextcloud developers, it might be a good idea to join the discussion of the new tray specs

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs/-/issues/84 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs/-/merge_requests/54 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/355

The current model of systrays that NextCloud works on is not currently compatible with the Wayland model, and its not suitable for Linux mobile phones. I believe that it's unlikely for any proposals for this to be adopted in Wayland.

Currently in the Wayland space, the new background apps model based on XDG Background portal are more appealing for adoption

Read: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs/-/issues/84

It would be great if Netcloud can adapt to this new model of defining a state and actions to be displayed by the desktop bar when running in the background (no need for a GUI here, the desktop is responsible for displaying those), and to have a separate real normal desktop window for managing settings and showing detailed informations. The current systray widget model will always give a bad UX, whether it was by showing arbitrary foreign widgets from the desktop bar, or have a confusing effect in the mobile phone space.

[thegrasshopper104]

I still notice this issue on 3.17.2. I know it'd require extra dev time, but a plasmoid in the system tray for Plasma would be a great alternative to view sync status/notifications. (Not sure where the search function would be in this version - but that could be integrated into KRunner instead.)

[Cebrain]

I wanted to report an more or less easy fix on Arch, KDE Plasma 6.5, Wayland. All the Rule Settings did not work well for me.

I installed in the "Window Behaviour" a KWin Script. (by the way this plugin is awesome) https://store.kde.org/p/2324743

Then open the Nextcloud tray Popup Window and go into the "Settings" menu, which you can reposition. Position the Nextcloud Settings Window in the position which you want to have the Nextcloud Popup appear and then close the settings window. Now the Nextcloud popup will appear at the same position.