Bug 167342 - Graphical bugs when using Tabbed UI with KDE Plasma
Summary: Graphical bugs when using Tabbed UI with KDE Plasma
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.5.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2025-07-02 11:42 UTC by Sad-Interest1972
Modified: 2025-07-23 12:01 UTC (History)
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Visualisation of LibreOffice visual bugs on KDE Plasma (41.08 KB, image/png)
2025-07-02 11:45 UTC, Sad-Interest1972
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Comparison of LibreOffice on the KDE Plasma, GNOME, and Cinnamon desktop environments (116.25 KB, image/png)
2025-07-02 11:46 UTC, Sad-Interest1972
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Description Sad-Interest1972 2025-07-02 11:42:37 UTC
Description:
LibreOffice's Tabbed UI has the following graphical bugs when using the KDE Plasma desktop environment:

1. Tabs are vertically misaligned by -2 pixels and droop down below the tab dock.

2. Tab shapes are inconsistent: sometimes they are completely rectangular, and other times they are rounded without respect to the shape of adjacent tabs, leading to jarring visual results,

3. The tabs themselves are an unappealing dark grey, whereas on other desktop environments the tabs take the same colour as the dock they are drawn against.

I have reproduced this on multiple Linux distributions, and the results are consistent: LibreOffice always has these issues on KDE Plasma, and never on GNOME or Cinnamon.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run any Linux distribution with KDE Plasma desktop environment
2. Select the Tabbed UI for LibreOffice
3. Observe

Actual Results:
The aforementioned graphical bugs as per the Description field.

Expected Results:
Tabs should be aligned 2 pixels higher vertically. Tab shape should be consistent. And preferably, tabs should be a lighter grey, like the dock they are drawn against.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 24.8.7.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 480(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.12; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
24.8.7-3
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 Sad-Interest1972 2025-07-02 11:45:09 UTC
Created attachment 201603 [details]
Visualisation of LibreOffice visual bugs on KDE Plasma
Comment 2 Sad-Interest1972 2025-07-02 11:46:33 UTC
Created attachment 201604 [details]
Comparison of LibreOffice on the KDE Plasma, GNOME, and Cinnamon desktop environments

This comparison demonstrates the intended results of LibreOffice's Tabbed UI on desktop environments other than KDE Plasma, as to highlight the bugs present on the KDE Plasma implementation.