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Trying out Wayland after much trouble getting it to be up to par with X11 in terms of used features. But since I switched sessions (and nothing else) I now have the most annoying mouse pointer snapping to screen edges.

Want to drag the scrollbar of a fullscreen window? No, I apparently really should be resizing the window instead. Want to move the mouse from a screen to the next one? How about stopping at the edge instead? Such a tiny issue, but so infuriating.

I find if I move my mouse fast enough the snapping is ignored (really useful to aim for the scrollbar…).

I’ve been rummaging through the options but to no avail. Tried a ton of searching online too, but I can only find people with other jumpy mouse issues – not related to window/screen edges it seems. If my answer exists out there, it’s drowned out in the noise.

So any chance someone knows how to fix this? Or am I better off leaving Wayland mature for another 5 years before I try it again?

I’m running the following:

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20240924 KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0 Qt Version: 6.7.3 Kernel Version: 6.10.11-1-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland 
Here's the (likely way too detailed) info dump from Wayland
interface: 'wl_compositor', version: 6, name: 1 interface: 'zwp_tablet_manager_v2', version: 1, name: 3 interface: 'zwp_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 4 interface: 'zxdg_decoration_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 5 interface: 'wp_viewporter', version: 1, name: 6 interface: 'wp_security_context_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 7 interface: 'wp_fractional_scale_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 8 interface: 'wl_shm', version: 1, name: 9 formats (fourcc): 0x38344258 = 'XB48' 0x38344241 = 'AB48' 0x30334258 = 'XB30' 0x30334241 = 'AB30' 0x30335258 = 'XR30' 0x30335241 = 'AR30' 1 = 'XR24' 0 = 'AR24' interface: 'wl_seat', version: 9, name: 10 name: capabilities: pointer keyboard touch keyboard repeat rate: 25 keyboard repeat delay: 600 interface: 'zwp_pointer_gestures_v1', version: 3, name: 11 interface: 'zwp_pointer_constraints_v1', version: 1, name: 12 interface: 'zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 13 interface: 'wl_data_device_manager', version: 3, name: 14 interface: 'zwlr_data_control_manager_v1', version: 2, name: 15 interface: 'wp_cursor_shape_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 16 interface: 'zwp_primary_selection_device_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 17 interface: 'org_kde_kwin_idle', version: 1, name: 18 interface: 'zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 19 interface: 'ext_idle_notifier_v1', version: 1, name: 20 interface: 'org_kde_plasma_shell', version: 8, name: 21 interface: 'org_kde_kwin_appmenu_manager', version: 1, name: 22 interface: 'org_kde_kwin_server_decoration_palette_manager', version: 1, name: 23 interface: 'org_kde_plasma_virtual_desktop_management', version: 2, name: 25 interface: 'org_kde_kwin_shadow_manager', version: 2, name: 27 interface: 'org_kde_kwin_dpms_manager', version: 1, name: 28 interface: 'org_kde_kwin_server_decoration_manager', version: 1, name: 29 interface: 'kde_output_management_v2', version: 9, name: 30 interface: 'zxdg_output_manager_v1', version: 3, name: 31 xdg_output_v1 output: 68 name: 'DP-1' logical_x: 0, logical_y: 0 logical_width: 1080, logical_height: 1920 xdg_output_v1 output: 66 name: 'HDMI-A-1' logical_x: 1080, logical_y: 420 logical_width: 1920, logical_height: 1080 xdg_output_v1 output: 61 name: 'eDP-1' logical_x: 3000, logical_y: 840 logical_width: 1920, logical_height: 1080 interface: 'wl_subcompositor', version: 1, name: 32 interface: 'zxdg_exporter_v2', version: 1, name: 33 interface: 'zxdg_importer_v2', version: 1, name: 34 interface: 'xdg_activation_v1', version: 1, name: 37 interface: 'wp_content_type_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 39 interface: 'wp_tearing_control_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 40 interface: 'xdg_toplevel_drag_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 41 interface: 'kde_screen_edge_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 42 interface: 'frog_color_management_factory_v1', version: 1, name: 43 interface: 'wp_presentation', version: 1, name: 44 presentation clock id: 1 (CLOCK_MONOTONIC) interface: 'xdg_wm_dialog_v1', version: 1, name: 45 interface: 'xdg_wm_base', version: 6, name: 48 interface: 'zwlr_layer_shell_v1', version: 5, name: 49 interface: 'wp_drm_lease_device_v1', version: 1, name: 51 path: /dev/dri/card1 interface: 'kde_output_order_v1', version: 1, name: 52 interface: 'zwp_text_input_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 53 interface: 'zwp_text_input_manager_v2', version: 1, name: 54 interface: 'zwp_text_input_manager_v3', version: 1, name: 55 interface: 'wl_drm', version: 2, name: 57 interface: 'zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1', version: 4, name: 58 main device: 0xE201 (/dev/dri/card1 or /dev/dri/renderD128) tranche target device: 0xE201 (/dev/dri/card1 or /dev/dri/renderD128) flags: none formats (fourcc) and modifiers (names): 0x38344241 = 'AB48'; 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This might not be the answer, but there was a request to add sticky edges in KDE KWin in 2020, which was implemented in 2024 in this commit. This subsequent request to disable it, says you can do so in System Settings > Mouse & Touchpad > Screen Edges.

KWin for X11 is frozen except for bug fixes, so will not see this feature added.

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    Dang it is in there, I glanced past it before… it’s a setting called “Edge barrier” with a pixel value (not a checkbox), setting it to 0 deactivates the maddening feature. Thanks! Commented Oct 6, 2024 at 14:44

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