Revert previous workaround and fix it in a more correct way in Sonic-Win and Sonic-Workspace by not updating by every single frame but instead update per 50ms

Fixes the UI lag caused by the floating panel animation

sonic-desktop-interface/sonic-desktop-interface.spec

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Name:    sonic-desktop-interface
 Summary: Plasma Desktop shell
 Version: 6.6.4
-Release: 11%{?dist}
+Release: 13%{?dist}
 
 License: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND (GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (LGPL-2.1-only OR LGPL-3.0-only)
 #URL:     https://invent.kde.org/plasma/%{name}
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/applications/kaccess.desktop
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 02 2026 Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com> - 6.6.4-13
+- Revert previous workaround and fix issue in Sonic-Win and Sonic-Workspace instead.
+
+* Thu Jul 02 2026 Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com> - 6.6.4-12
+- Disable panel floating/opacity animations to avoid stutter when the panel
+  changes state (e.g. switching virtual desktops).
+
 * Fri Apr 10 2026 Steve Cossette <farchord@gmail.com> - 6.6.4-1
 - 6.6.4
 

sonic-login-manager/sonic-login-manager.spec

@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/applications/kcm_plasmalogin.desk
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 30 2026 Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com> - 6.6.4-12
+- Add SELinux policy module to allow plasmalogin to launch X11 user sessions
+- Remove with_X11 condition since we will always be using X11
+
 * Fri Apr 10 2026 Steve Cossette <farchord@gmail.com> - 6.6.4-1
 - 6.6.4
 

sonic-win/sonic-win-6.6.4-strut-throttle.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+From: Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Batch strut-triggered workspace rearranges to reduce stutter
+
+When a panel animates between floating and docked states it can change
+its strut several times in quick succession. KWin handled those by
+calling Workspace::rearrange() immediately, which recalculates work areas
+and calls checkWorkspacePosition() on every client. That O(n) work on
+every strut update causes visible stutter on X11 when other animations
+are running.
+
+Use the existing scheduleRearrange() path instead and bump its timer
+from 0 ms to 50 ms so rapid strut changes are coalesced into a single
+re-layout. This keeps the work area correct while reducing the amount
+of synchronous work done during panel transitions.
+---
+ src/events.cpp    | 2 +-
+ src/workspace.cpp | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/src/events.cpp	2026-04-08 10:00:41.000000000 -0300
++++ b/src/events.cpp	2026-07-02 12:20:39.184413094 -0300
+@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
+         }
+         if ((dirtyProperties & NET::WMStrut) != 0
+             || (dirtyProperties2 & NET::WM2ExtendedStrut) != 0) {
+-            workspace()->rearrange();
++            workspace()->scheduleRearrange();
+         }
+         if ((dirtyProperties & NET::WMIcon) != 0) {
+             getIcons();
+--- a/src/workspace.cpp	2026-04-08 10:00:41.000000000 -0300
++++ b/src/workspace.cpp	2026-07-02 12:20:49.966586529 -0300
+@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@
+ 
+ void Workspace::scheduleRearrange()
+ {
+-    m_rearrangeTimer.start(0);
++    m_rearrangeTimer.start(50);
+ }
+ 
+ void Workspace::rearrange()

sonic-win/sonic-win.spec

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:    sonic-win
 Version: 6.6.4
-Release: 11%{?dist}
+Release: 12%{?dist}
 Summary: KDE Window manager
 
 License: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND (GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (LGPL-2.1-only OR LGPL-3.0-only) AND MIT
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ URL:           https://github.com/Sonic-DE/%{name}
 Source0:     %{url}/archive/refs/tags/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 ## upstream patches
+Patch0:        sonic-win-6.6.4-strut-throttle.patch
 
 ## proposed patches
 
@@ -297,6 +298,10 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/Xwayland-session.d
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 02 2026 Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com> - 6.6.4-12
+- Batch strut-triggered workspace rearranges to reduce stutter during panel
+  state transitions.
+
 * Sun Apr 12 2026 Steve Cossette <farchord@gmail.com> - 6.6.4-2
 - Added evdev as BR for controller support (#22)
 

sonic-workspace/sonic-workspace-6.6.4-mask-throttle.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+From: Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Reduce per-frame compositor work during panel floating animation
+
+PanelView::updateMask() is called once per animation frame while the
+panel transitions between docked and floating. It calls
+KWindowEffects::enableBlurBehind() and enableBackgroundContrast() which
+update the compositor's effect region via X11/D-Bus. Doing this for
+every frame causes visible stutter when other animations are running.
+
+Additionally, the animation's valueChanged handler was calling
+positionAndResizePanel() every frame, which calls setGeometry(),
+emits availableScreenRegionChanged() and calls slideWindow() every
+frame even though the panel's X window geometry is constant during the
+animation.
+
+Coalesce the blur/contrast updates with a 50 ms single-shot timer and
+replace the per-frame positionAndResizePanel() call with a lightweight
+updateMask() call. Finalize geometry and effects once when the
+animation finishes. This keeps the QML geometry/opacity animation
+smooth while drastically reducing synchronous work sent to the
+compositor.
+---
+ shell/panelview.cpp | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
+ shell/panelview.h   | 5 +++++
+ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/shell/panelview.h	2026-04-08 06:33:10.000000000 -0300
++++ b/shell/panelview.h	2026-07-02 13:09:59.011179892 -0300
+@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <Plasma/Theme>
+ #include <QPointer>
++#include <QAbstractAnimation>
+ #include <QPropertyAnimation>
+ #include <QTimer>
+ #include <QWindow> // For WId
+@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@
+     void adaptToScreen();
+     void handleQmlStatusChange(QQmlComponent::Status status);
+     void updateMask();
++    void applyPendingMaskUpdate();
+     void updateEnabledBorders();
+     void updatePadding();
+     void updateFloating();
+@@ -363,6 +365,9 @@
+     LengthMode m_lengthMode;
+     Plasma::Theme m_theme;
+     QTimer m_unhideTimer;
++    QTimer m_maskThrottleTimer;
++    bool m_pendingMaskUpdate = false;
++    bool m_forceMaskUpdate = false;
+     Plasma::Types::BackgroundHints m_backgroundHints;
+     KSvg::FrameSvg::EnabledBorders m_enabledBorders = KSvg::FrameSvg::AllBorders;
+     QPointer<QScreen> m_lastScreen;
+--- a/shell/panelview.cpp	2026-04-08 06:33:10.000000000 -0300
++++ b/shell/panelview.cpp	2026-07-02 13:39:01.337688294 -0300
+@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@
+     m_strutsTimer.setSingleShot(true);
+     connect(&m_strutsTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &PanelView::updateExclusiveZone);
+ 
++    m_maskThrottleTimer.setSingleShot(true);
++    m_maskThrottleTimer.setInterval(50ms);
++    connect(&m_maskThrottleTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &PanelView::applyPendingMaskUpdate);
++
+     connect(m_corona, &Plasma::Corona::editModeChanged, this, &PanelView::updateEditModeLabel);
+ 
+     // Register enums
+@@ -1304,6 +1308,17 @@
+         return;
+     }
+ 
++    if (m_floatingnessAnimation.state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running && !m_forceMaskUpdate) {
++        m_pendingMaskUpdate = true;
++        if (!m_maskThrottleTimer.isActive()) {
++            m_maskThrottleTimer.start();
++        }
++        return;
++    }
++
++    m_forceMaskUpdate = false;
++    m_pendingMaskUpdate = false;
++
+     // Popups now align to the mask, without it they appear in the wrong position
+     // always create it and show blur and contrast when needed
+     QRegion mask;
+@@ -1364,6 +1379,14 @@
+     }
+ }
+ 
++void PanelView::applyPendingMaskUpdate()
++{
++    if (m_pendingMaskUpdate) {
++        m_forceMaskUpdate = true;
++        updateMask();
++    }
++}
++
+ bool PanelView::canSetStrut() const
+ {
+     // read the wm name, need to do this every time which means a roundtrip unfortunately
+@@ -1587,10 +1610,10 @@
+                     return;
+                 }
+                 m_floatingness = get<double>(value);
+-                positionAndResizePanel();
++                updateMask();
+             });
+             connect(&m_floatingnessAnimation, &QPropertyAnimation::finished, rootObject, [this]() {
+-                updateMask();
++                positionAndResizePanel();
+             });
+             connect(rootObject, SIGNAL(minPanelHeightChanged()), this, SLOT(updatePadding()));
+             connect(rootObject, SIGNAL(minPanelWidthChanged()), this, SLOT(updatePadding()));

sonic-workspace/sonic-workspace.spec

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Name:    sonic-workspace
 Summary: Plasma workspace, applications and applets
 Version: 6.6.4
-Release: 13%{?dist}
+Release: 15%{?dist}
 
 # Automatically converted from old format: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (LGPL-2.1-only OR LGPL-3.0-only) AND MIT - review is highly recommended.
 License: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only) AND (LGPL-2.1-only OR LGPL-3.0-only) AND MIT
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Source40:       ssh-agent.conf
 Source41:       spice-vdagent.conf
 
 ## upstream patches
+Patch0:        sonic-workspace-6.6.4-mask-throttle.patch
 
 ## upstreamable Patches
 
@@ -690,6 +691,15 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 02 2026 Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com> - 6.6.4-15
+- Reduce per-frame compositor work during panel floating animation:
+  throttle blur/contrast mask updates and avoid setGeometry/slideWindow
+  calls on every animation frame.
+
+* Thu Jul 02 2026 Anders da Silva Rytter Hansen <andersrh@users.noreply.github.com> - 6.6.4-14
+- Handle zero-duration floating panel animation so the panel can switch states
+  instantly without stutter.
+
 * Fri Apr 10 2026 Steve Cossette <farchord@gmail.com> - 6.6.4-1
 - 6.6.4