371251 2016-10-19 20:37:53 +0000 Panel completely disappears and is unretrievable 2021-10-06 19:07:50 +0000 1 1 4 Plasma plasmashell Panel master openSUSE Linux RESOLVED DUPLICATE 356727 NOR grave 1.0 0 martin.strecker plasma-bugs-null kde nate 0 oldest_to_newest 1633785 0 martin.strecker 2016-10-19 20:37:53 +0000 Context: I sometimes have an external VGA monitor connected to my laptop, which I unplug sometimes. * Problem 1: The panel consistently appears on the external monitor, even though I consistently indicate the built-in laptop monitor as "primary". Just a suggestion: you could try to clarify the semantics of "primary monitor", for example in the help section of the configuration dialog. This problem is around since Plasma 5. * Problem 2: Since a few weeks, when unplugging the external monitor, the panel remains on the external screen (and thus remains invisible) or migrates back to the built-in screen. This behavior is erratic and independent of the choices I make in the System Settings / Display and Monitor. * Problem 3: Until a few days ago, I still managed to reestablish a new panel on the built-in screen of the laptop with a "create panel" menu item of the desktop menu. This menu item has disappeared. [Version info: Opensuse linux: > uname -a Linux persepolis.site 4.1.31-30-default #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 24 06:20:09 UTC 2016 (de9ddf8) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Qt version (if it helps ...): > qmake --version QMake version 2.01a Using Qt version 4.8.6 in /usr/lib64 ] Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: The projection of the panel is always on the wrong screen. That is about the only thing that is deterministic. All the rest is erratic and unpredictable. Actual Results: I cannot use my laptop anymore without an external monitor. Differently said, when using the laptop stand-alone, I cannot control essential functionality any more, like connecting to the internet. The system is practically unusable. Expected Results: This is sort of a wish list: * I would like to be able to configure the position of the panel myself, instead of having the system make a dictatorial choice for me. (see Problem 1) * When detaching an external monitor (either automatically, when unplugging the monitor, or after using the Display and Monitor dialog), I would like revert to a situation where essential system information is still visible and not projected to some sort of nirvana. (see Problem 2) * If all else fails (which unfortunately happens quite often recently), I would like to be able to restore reasonable defaults (see Problem 3) without fumbling around with system configuration files. 1633805 1 kde 2016-10-19 21:37:54 +0000 What version of Plasma? You can find out in kinfocenter if you're not sure. Can you also upload your ~/.config/plasma* When you've done so, please change the status of this bug back to Unconfirmed. 1633812 2 martin.strecker 2016-10-19 22:19:01 +0000 The KDE Plasma version is 5.5.5 Qt Version 5.5.1 There seems to be a similarity with Bug 356225, with the difference that in my case, the panel gets completely and irretrievably lost. Apart from that, in the System Settings / Display and Monitor, the "Manage and configure monitors and displays" dialog has got lost and has been replaced by a screen locking dialog. 1740689 3 kde 2018-03-26 09:50:14 +0000 > Can you also upload your ~/.config/plasma* I asked for a file two years ago, and I've still not got it. Closing. Hopefully it's been resolved elsewhere 2053771 4 nate 2021-08-16 22:27:19 +0000 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 356225 *** 2066789 5 nate 2021-10-06 19:07:50 +0000 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 356727 ***