Bug 401425

Summary: When laptop screen is closed external screen doesn't show contents of the main one
Product: [Plasma] KScreen Reporter: sunwebrw
Component: commonAssignee: Sebastian Kügler <sebas>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.14.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description sunwebrw 2018-11-26 11:30:28 UTC 
SUMMARY
If i close latop screen when connected to the TV it no longer shows laptop screen on the TV but the extended part only.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect TV/Monitor to laptop via DP -> HDMI (in my case)
2. Extend screen to the TV/Monitor
3. Open something like video player(it can be anything or nothing but for more visibility it better be some window)
4. Close laptop screen

OBSERVED RESULT
Video isn't shown on TV, you're still seeing the extended part of the screen.

EXPECTED RESULT
Video is shown on TV, the extended part is replaced by main laptop screen.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
the latest Manjaro - 5.14.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I understand that maybe for some this is exactly what they want. But could you bring the previous behaviour as well, as an option on the widget? Like a checkbox that says something like "Show main screen on secondary display when laptop is closed".

Also i wasn't using this function for some time, the latest one was 5.11 and it worked back then.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-11-26 17:28:03 UTC 
If this is what you want, just don't have your laptop go to sleep when closing the lid. If it goes to sleep when the lid is closed, there's no screen to display on the TV.
Comment 2 sunwebrw 2018-11-26 18:23:54 UTC 
It doesnt go to sleep it just shows the extended part of the screen, previosly it copied it and it was super convinient, now there is a need to drag window on the extended part. If its not a bug and uou removed an option on purpose could you please bring it back atleast as a toggaeble option?
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2018-11-28 21:25:47 UTC 
Ah I see what you mean now. Sorry, I originally misunderstood the bug.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2022-11-08 20:33:19 UTC 
Thank you for the bug report. Unfortunately we were not able to get to it yet. Can we ask you to please check if this is still an issue with Plasma 5.25 or 5.26?

If it is, please change the status to CONFIRMED when replying. If not, or if you can't because you no longer use this setup, you can change the status to RESOLVED WORKSFORME. Thanks a lot!
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2022-11-23 05:15:31 UTC 
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Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2022-12-08 05:15:05 UTC 
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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