[Bug] Zones not appearing when dragging

[nivaca]

Description

Zones not appearing when dragging.
I checked with different drag keys (Alt, Ctrl, Alt+Ctrl).
The daemon is running:

systemctl --user status plasmazones.service
● plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Window Snapping Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/plasmazones.service; enabled; preset: disa>
    Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/user/service.d
             └─10-timeout-abort.conf
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-02-05 18:26:44 -05; 3min 13s ago
 Invocation: afadd66039474d4882836cd874f6914d
       Docs: https://github.com/fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones
   Main PID: 400848 (plasmazonesd)
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 76153)
     Memory: 138.5M (peak: 142.1M)
        CPU: 426ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/plasmazones.>
             └─400848 /usr/bin/plasmazonesd

Does not work with any application window.
There are no excluded apps.

Expected Behavior

Zones should appear when moving window and pressing the drag key (Alt).

Steps to Reproduce

1. Activate PlasmaZones in system settings.
2. Move any window while pressing Alt.

PlasmaZones Version

PlasmaZones 1.49, plasmazones-editor 1.2.0

Display Server

Wayland

Desktop Environment

6.5.5

Distribution

Fedora KDE 43

Relevant Logs

journalctl --user -u plasmazones
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc systemd[1516]: Started plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Shader effects enabled (Qt6::ShaderTo>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Total shaders=  10
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Active layout name=  "Columns (2)"  i>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Loaded state from KConfig pendingAssi>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: D-Bus service registered service=  "o>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Started successfully
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Overlay service ready - 1 screens ava>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Navigation shortcuts registered
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Swap window shortcuts registered (Met>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Snap-to-zone shortcuts registered (Me>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Rotate windows shortcuts registered (>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Cycle windows shortcuts registered (M>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Resnap to new layout shortcut registe>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: ModeTracker loaded lastLayout=  ""
Feb 04 07:38:23 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopping plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones W>
Feb 04 07:38:23 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopped plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:38:23 my-pc systemd[1516]: plasmazones.service: Consumed 636ms CPU time>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc systemd[1516]: Started plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Shader effects enabled (Qt6::ShaderTo>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Total shaders=  10
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Active layout name=  "Columns (2)"  i>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Loaded assignments=  1  quickShortcut>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]:   Assignment screen=  "HDMI-A-3"  des>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Loaded state from KConfig pendingAssi>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: D-Bus service registered service=  "o>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Started successfully
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Overlay service ready - 1 screens ava>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Navigation shortcuts registered
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Swap window shortcuts registered (Met>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Snap-to-zone shortcuts registered (Me>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Rotate windows shortcuts registered (>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Cycle windows shortcuts registered (M>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Resnap to new layout shortcut registe>
Feb 04 07:38:41 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: ModeTracker loaded lastLayout=  ""
Feb 04 07:40:11 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Applied unified layout: "Columns (2)"
Feb 04 07:40:11 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Applied unified layout: "BSP"
Feb 04 07:40:12 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Applied unified layout: "Columns (3)"
Feb 04 07:40:13 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Applied unified layout: "BSP"
Feb 04 07:40:14 my-pc plasmazonesd[219958]: Applied unified layout: "Columns (2)"
Feb 04 07:42:21 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopping plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones W>
Feb 04 07:42:21 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopped plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:42:21 my-pc systemd[1516]: plasmazones.service: Consumed 352ms CPU time>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc systemd[1516]: Started plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Shader effects enabled (Qt6::ShaderTo>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Total shaders=  10
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Active layout name=  "Columns (2)"  i>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Loaded assignments=  0  quickShortcut>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Loaded state from KConfig pendingAssi>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: D-Bus service registered service=  "o>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Started successfully
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Overlay service ready - 1 screens ava>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Navigation shortcuts registered
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Swap window shortcuts registered (Met>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Snap-to-zone shortcuts registered (Me>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Rotate windows shortcuts registered (>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Cycle windows shortcuts registered (M>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: Resnap to new layout shortcut registe>
Feb 04 07:44:21 my-pc plasmazonesd[221119]: ModeTracker loaded lastLayout=  "{a1b>
Feb 04 07:56:51 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopping plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones W>
Feb 04 07:56:51 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopped plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:56:51 my-pc systemd[1516]: plasmazones.service: Consumed 1.148s CPU tim>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc systemd[1516]: Started plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Shader effects enabled (Qt6::ShaderTo>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Total shaders=  17
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Active layout name=  "Columns (2)"  i>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Loaded assignments=  0  quickShortcut>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Loaded state from KConfig pendingAssi>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: D-Bus service registered service=  "o>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Started successfully
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Overlay service ready - 1 screens ava>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Navigation shortcuts registered
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Swap window shortcuts registered (Met>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Snap-to-zone shortcuts registered (Me>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Rotate windows shortcuts registered (>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Cycle windows shortcuts registered (M>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: Resnap to new layout shortcut registe>
Feb 05 18:20:33 my-pc plasmazonesd[399194]: ModeTracker loaded lastLayout=  "{a1b>
Feb 05 18:24:41 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopping plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones W>
Feb 05 18:24:41 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopped plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 05 18:24:41 my-pc systemd[1516]: plasmazones.service: Consumed 922ms CPU time>
Feb 05 18:24:45 my-pc systemd[1516]: Started plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 05 18:24:45 my-pc plasmazonesd[399839]: Shader effects enabled (Qt6::ShaderTo>
Feb 05 18:24:45 my-pc plasmazonesd[399839]: Total shaders=  17
Feb 05 18:24:45 my-pc plasmazonesd[399839]: Active layout name=  "Columns (2)"  i>
Feb 05 18:24:45 my-pc plasmazonesd[399839]: Loaded assignments=  1  quickShortcut>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc systemd[1516]: Started plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Shader effects enabled (Qt6::ShaderTo>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Total shaders=  10
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Active layout name=  "Columns (2)"  i>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Loaded state from KConfig pendingAssi>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: D-Bus service registered service=  "o>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Started successfully
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Overlay service ready - 1 screens ava>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Navigation shortcuts registered
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Swap window shortcuts registered (Met>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Snap-to-zone shortcuts registered (Me>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Rotate windows shortcuts registered (>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Cycle windows shortcuts registered (M>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: Resnap to new layout shortcut registe>
Feb 04 07:36:32 my-pc plasmazonesd[219386]: ModeTracker loaded lastLayout=  ""
Feb 04 07:38:23 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopping plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones W>
Feb 04 07:38:23 my-pc systemd[1516]: Stopped plasmazones.service - PlasmaZones Wi>

Configuration

Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.7-200.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

~/.config/plasmazonesrc
-----------------------

[Activation]
DragActivationModifier=3
DragActivationMouseButton=0
MiddleClickMultiZone=true
MultiZoneModifier=5
ShiftDrag=true
SkipSnapModifier=1

[Appearance]
ActiveOpacity=0.5
BorderColor=252,252,252,200
BorderRadius=8
BorderWidth=2
EnableBlur=true
HighlightColor=95,182,218,128
InactiveColor=61,174,233,64
InactiveOpacity=0.3
NumberColor=252,252,252
UseSystemColors=true

[Behavior]
DefaultLayoutId={a1b2c3d4-1111-2222-3333-444455556666}
KeepOnResolutionChange=true
MoveNewToLastZone=false
RestoreSizeOnUnsnap=true
RestoreWindowsToZonesOnLogin=true
StickyWindowHandling=0

[Display]
DisabledMonitors=
FlashOnSwitch=true
OsdStyle=1
ShowNavigationOsd=true
ShowNumbers=true
ShowOnAllMonitors=false
ShowOsdOnLayoutSwitch=true

[Editor]
EdgeSnappingEnabled=true
EditorDuplicateShortcut=Ctrl+D
EditorFillShortcut=Ctrl+Shift+F
EditorSplitHorizontalShortcut=Ctrl+Shift+H
EditorSplitVerticalShortcut=Ctrl+Alt+V
FillOnDropEnabled=true
FillOnDropModifier=134217728
GridSnappingEnabled=true
SnapInterval=0.1
SnapIntervalX=0.1
SnapIntervalY=0.1
SnapOverrideModifier=33554432

[Exclusions]
Applications=
ExcludeTransientWindows=true
MinimumWindowHeight=150
MinimumWindowWidth=200
WindowClasses=

[GlobalShortcuts]
CycleWindowBackward=Meta+Alt+,
CycleWindowForward=Meta+Alt+.
FocusZoneDown=Alt+Shift+Down
FocusZoneLeft=Alt+Shift+Left
FocusZoneRight=Alt+Shift+Right
FocusZoneUp=Alt+Shift+Up
MoveWindowDown=Meta+Alt+Shift+Down
MoveWindowLeft=Meta+Alt+Shift+Left
MoveWindowRight=Meta+Alt+Shift+Right
MoveWindowUp=Meta+Alt+Shift+Up
NextLayoutShortcut=Meta+Alt+]
OpenEditorShortcut=Meta+Shift+E
PreviousLayoutShortcut=Meta+Alt+[
PushToEmptyZone=Meta+Alt+Return
QuickLayout1Shortcut=Meta+Alt+1
QuickLayout2Shortcut=Meta+Alt+2
QuickLayout3Shortcut=Meta+Alt+3
QuickLayout4Shortcut=Meta+Alt+4
QuickLayout5Shortcut=Meta+Alt+5
QuickLayout6Shortcut=Meta+Alt+6
QuickLayout7Shortcut=Meta+Alt+7
QuickLayout8Shortcut=Meta+Alt+8
QuickLayout9Shortcut=Meta+Alt+9
ResnapToNewLayoutShortcut=Meta+Ctrl+Z
RestoreWindowSize=Meta+Alt+Escape
RotateWindowsClockwise=Meta+Ctrl+]
RotateWindowsCounterclockwise=Meta+Ctrl+[
SnapToZone1=Meta+Ctrl+1
SnapToZone2=Meta+Ctrl+2
SnapToZone3=Meta+Ctrl+3
SnapToZone4=Meta+Ctrl+4
SnapToZone5=Meta+Ctrl+5
SnapToZone6=Meta+Ctrl+6
SnapToZone7=Meta+Ctrl+7
SnapToZone8=Meta+Ctrl+8
SnapToZone9=Meta+Ctrl+9
SwapWindowDown=Meta+Ctrl+Alt+Down
SwapWindowLeft=Meta+Ctrl+Alt+Left
SwapWindowRight=Meta+Ctrl+Alt+Right
SwapWindowUp=Meta+Ctrl+Alt+Up
ToggleWindowFloat=Meta+F

[ModeTracking]
LastManualLayoutId={a1b2c3d4-1111-2222-3333-444455556666}

[Shaders]
EnableShaderEffects=true
ShaderFrameRate=60

[ZoneSelector]
Enabled=true
GridColumns=5
LayoutMode=0
MaxRows=4
Position=1
PreviewHeight=101
PreviewLockAspect=true
PreviewWidth=180
SizeMode=0
TriggerDistance=50

[Zones]
AdjacentThreshold=20
MinimumZoneDisplaySizePx=10
MinimumZoneSizePx=100
OuterGap=8
Padding=8
PollIntervalMs=50

Checklist

• I searched existing discussions and issues
• I can reproduce this with default settings

[fuddlesworth]

Things to make sure of:

• Did you enable the KWin effect under Desktop Effects? Older versions didn't have this enabled by default.
• Did you logout or restart? This is needed for KWin effects and scripts to load

[nivaca]

Yes, you're right: I hadn't enabled the KWin effect. Thanks!

[fuddlesworth]

Would it help if a message was put in for post install of the package?

[nivaca]

Yes, I reckon. Best.

[fuddlesworth]

Fixed