Bug 514233

Summary:	"Import/export current settings" feature, to aid in scripting
Product:	[Plasma] KScreen	Reporter:	tomashnyk
Component:	kscreen-doctor	Assignee:	kscreen-bugs-null <kscreen-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.5.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description tomashnyk 2026-01-06 16:42:00 UTC

SUMMARY
This is a feature request based on this thread: https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-best-go-about-using-several-different-display-configuration-same-outputs-connected-different-use-case/43102/3

Use case: I want to be able to easily switch between configurations and I do not really care for kscreen-doctor's syntax. I would like to be able to set up my screens using GUI tools, save the konfiguration using kstreen doctor and then reuse it. So workflow would be.

1.  Set up my displayes in way A
2.  run CONFIG_A=$(kscreen-doctor -print-config)
3.  Set up my displayes in way B
4.  run CONFIG_B=$(kscreen-doctor -print-config)

And then be able to switch between A and B using kscreen-config "$CONFIG_A" and kscreen-config "$CONFIG_B"

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-06 16:55:03 UTC

I think this makes a lot of sense!