--- title: KDE Plasma 6.8 To Allow Fine-Tuning Mouse/Touchpad Speeds description: KDE Plasma 6.8 is adding a range of usability improvements including fine-tuned mouse and touchpad speed sliders with an input spinbox, a fully-shared... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: KDE Plasma 6.8 To Allow Fine-Tuning Mouse/Touchpad Speeds | daily.dev og:description: KDE Plasma 6.8 is adding a range of usability improvements including fine-tuned mouse and touchpad speed sliders with an input spinbox, a fully-shared... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6fdBiGHgR.png og:image:alt: KDE Plasma 6.8 To Allow Fine-Tuning Mouse/Touchpad Speeds og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # KDE Plasma 6.8 To Allow Fine-Tuning Mouse/Touchpad Speeds **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary KDE Plasma 6.8 is adding a range of usability improvements including fine-tuned mouse and touchpad speed sliders with an input spinbox, a fully-shared clipboard for remote desktop sessions, a fix for a remote desktop server crash on connection close, consistent ordering for gendered emoji variants, and better Task Manager pinning for Flatpak and Nix-packaged apps. KDE Connect also gets a fix for a bug in Frameworks 6.30 that could consume an entire CPU core. Separately, Plasma 6.7.5's KWin now supports multiple Wayland wl_data_device instances, improving drag-and-drop support in Firefox. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new mouse and touchpad speed controls are coming in KDE Plasma 6.8? KDE Plasma 6.8 adds an input spinbox alongside the existing scrolling and pointer speed sliders, allowing fine-tuned mouse and touchpad speed adjustments. This feature stems from a 2023 bug report requesting a way to enter precise values rather than relying solely on sliders. _Track upcoming Plasma releases on daily.dev so desktop tweaks like this don't catch you off guard._ ### Does KWin in Plasma 6.7.5 fix Firefox drag-and-drop issues on Wayland? Yes, Plasma 6.7.5's KWin now supports more than one Wayland wl_data_device, which improves drag-and-drop support in Firefox. This addresses a longstanding limitation that affected drag-and-drop interactions between Firefox and other apps under Wayland. _Follow Wayland compatibility fixes like this on daily.dev when debugging drag-and-drop quirks._ ### What was the KDE Connect CPU usage bug in Frameworks 6.30? KDE Connect had a bug tied to Frameworks 6.30 that could cause it to consume 100% of an entire CPU core. This issue has been fixed as part of the ongoing Plasma 6.8 development work. _Keep tabs on KDE Frameworks fixes like this on daily.dev before they eat your CPU cycles._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [KDE Plasma developers squeeze a few more features into 6.8 just weeks before release](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-developers-squeeze-a-few-more-features-into-6-8-just-weeks-before-release-lszencu1n) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [KDE Plasma 6.8 Now Makes Tiled Windows Fit Together More Nicely](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-now-makes-tiled-windows-fit-together-more-nicely-wwdtn9efw) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"KDE Plasma 6.8 To Allow Fine-Tuning Mouse/Touchpad Speeds","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr"},"datePublished":"2026-08-15T11:01:48.532Z","dateModified":"2026-08-22T01:07:56.831Z","description":"KDE Plasma 6.8 is adding a range of usability improvements including fine-tuned mouse and touchpad speed sliders with an input spinbox, a fully-shared...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3ba7fdced1621232236374c107ad7a84?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3ba7fdced1621232236374c107ad7a84?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Phoronix","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoronix","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/6a26ba379dd64932830aa0c9803dd7ee","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phoronix","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"KDE Plasma 6.8 To Allow Fine-Tuning Mouse/Touchpad Speeds"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kde-plasma-6-8-to-allow-fine-tuning-mouse-touchpad-speeds-6fdbighgr#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What new mouse and touchpad speed controls are coming in KDE Plasma 6.8?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"KDE Plasma 6.8 adds an input spinbox alongside the existing scrolling and pointer speed sliders, allowing fine-tuned mouse and touchpad speed adjustments. 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