Version: (using KDE 4.0.4) Installed from: Fedora RPMs Using twinview (with nvidia 173.14.05) works fine in the case where two screens (internal on laptop plus external on DVI) are connected. I've configured my external DVI to be the primary one. Works. When logging into KDE without the DVI-attached screen (only internal panel, so to say) I get in xdpyinfo: name of display: :2.0 [...] default screen number: 0 number of screens: 1 screen #0: [...] So that allows me to work, but I don't have access to the icons on my "primary" screen. But luckily taskmanager, launcher etc. is there as expected. Not sure if that helps to diagnose: When entering KDE the nvidia-driver gives me a virtual resolution (dimensions of both screens added up) - so I need to pan right/left using the mouse. That however can be adjusted by calling "xrandr -s 1440x900". But still no icons ... I expect that's the case because KDE-desktop believes this is my "secondary" screen. However since I have taskmanager, launcher, ... at least some parts believe that this is the correct first screen to use, since there is only one present ... although it's name is :2.0, right?
I think I've seen this bug. Try going up to the "cashew" and clicking "Zoom Out". You should see two activities. One contains your applets as you would expect to see on the same screen as your main panel etc. Click the cashew on the one with the applets (aka your icons) that you want on it and click zoom in. It seems that sometimes your activity on the first screen will move to the second screen when you add a screen, and you will get a new activity on the first.
Hmm ... What?!? :-)
Sorry, any more insights on this?
If I understand correctly : you have two working screens with nvidia twinview. The primary one is the external dvi one, the one on which you put your icons. And when not using that external screen, you don't have your icons ?
no input from the user, considering fixed because multiscreen management is really improved since 4.0. please reopen if it isn't the case (but test with trunk or soon beta1).
sorry for not providing feedback to your last inquiry earlier :-( It still occurs on 4.1.3-1 from Fedora 9. When not having the external monitor attached upon KDe-start, I then get a virtual solution (allows you to pan left/right with the mouse). Setting that to the correct resolution by hand fixes it. Any more debug-output I can grab together for you?
ok, np =) great that you're still around. any chance you can grab 4.2 beta and give it a try? It should be much better. CC'ing the kephal maintainer that should have more insight about this than I do. =)
"I then get a virtual solution (allows you to pan left/right with the mouse). Setting that to the correct resolution by hand fixes it. " that's an x.org thing, not a plasma thing. and we keep icons and other widgets on whatever screen# they were on.