Bug 494391

Summary: Task Manager appears on non-primary monitor instead of the selected primary display
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: austaro <austaro>
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager widgetsAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: nate, qydwhotmail
Priority: NOR Keywords: multiscreen
Version First Reported In: 6.2.0   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Shows that the display not selected as primary in the settings window displays the task manager

Description austaro 2024-10-10 05:59:01 UTC 
SUMMARY
Task Manager appears on non-primary monitor instead of the selected primary display

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open System Settings
2. On a multi monitor setup, set a primary display

OBSERVED RESULT
Task manager is placed on the non-primary display

EXPECTED RESULT
Task manager appears on the primary display

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.3
Comment 1 austaro 2024-10-10 06:02:31 UTC 
Created attachment 174596 [details]
Shows that the display not selected as primary in the settings window displays the task manager
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-10-10 21:03:43 UTC 
Your panel doesn't follow the primary monitor setting. The whole *desktop* (and all of its panels) does, but only your first, original one. The idea is that your first (and hence, we assume primary) desktop will follow the primary monitor setting.

In this case it seems that you manually moved your panel to a different desktop. What you probably want to do it undo that by manually moving the panel back to the desktop on the primary screen. Thereafter, that desktop and its panels will follow the primary screen setting.