Bug 300748

Summary:	Activate external monitor when lid gets closed
Product:	[Unmaintained] solid	Reporter:	DelicateRascal <DelicateRascal>
Component:	powermanagement	Assignee:	Dario Freddi <drf>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	afiestas
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian unstable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description DelicateRascal 2012-05-28 09:29:40 UTC

Every time when I come home and plug my external monitor into my notebook, I have to start the KDE display settings in order that the monitor gets activated. This is a waste of time!

It would be so nice if KDE would check, when I close the lid of my notebook, if an external monitor is available. In case this is the fact, KDE would activate the external monitor (or run a shell script where I could define this mechanism).

Reproducible: Always




A scenario example:

I come home and my notebook is in the sleep state. After plugging in all wires (keyboard, mouse, monitor, ...) in my notebook (or connecting it to the docking station), I open the lid to wake it up. Short after that, I close the lid of the notebook in order that my external monitor gets alive and I can login on the external monitor screen.

Only two physical interactions rather than severals (login, start display settings, configure monitor, ...).

Comment 1 Alex Fiestas 2013-03-03 17:18:02 UTC

This works thanks to the new kscreen, install it and enjoy.

Thanks for reporting and sorry for the delay on replying this.