Inspector cannot inspect any element inside the application window

Author: panekjCreated Sep 13, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026

Description

window-backdrop shadows anything drawn in the window.

Environment

  • GPUI: the one used in gpui-kit
  • GPUI Component: main
  • Platform: Alpine Linux 3.24, KDE Plasma 6.6.6, KDE Frameworks 6.26.0, Qt 6.11.1 (Wayland)

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run gpui-component-story
  2. Open Inspector
  3. Point at anything in the window (except borders/outside of window)
  4. Inspector sees only window-backdrop

Screenshots

Hovering over Button in sidebar Image

Hovering over window border Image

Hovering over elements in inspector

Image

Source: longbridge/gpui-component