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
- Run
gpui-component-story - Open Inspector
- Point at anything in the window (except borders/outside of window)
- Inspector sees only
window-backdrop
Screenshots
Hovering over Button in sidebar
Hovering over window border
Hovering over elements in inspector
Source: longbridge/gpui-component