Bug 515203

Summary: Disable the left one of two monitors results in " Position of output %s is negative"
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Ye Jingchen <ye.jingchen>
Component: kcm_kscreenAssignee: kscreen-bugs-null <kscreen-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: kdedev, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.91   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514732
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Error message in Display Configuration

Description Ye Jingchen 2026-01-28 14:10:34 UTC
Created attachment 188989 [details]
Error message in Display Configuration

SUMMARY
(Using KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta 2 from Arch Linux [kde-unstable])

I have two monitors arranged horizontal in System Settings. When I try to disable the left one in Display Configuration, it refused to do so with an error message:

> Couldn’t apply display configuration: Position of output %s is negative, that is not supported(I18N_EXCESS_ARGUMENTS_SUPPLIED)

Disabling the right side monitor works without problem. Whether the left or right monitor is the Primary does not seem to matter, both will trigger the issue. Using Meta+P to enable only one monitor (can be any of the two) also works.

Probably related to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514732, but here the error message contains a literal '%s' instead of some monitor or connector name.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have two monitors arranged in horizontal, e.g. pressing Meta+P to select "Extend to right of built-in screen";
2. Go to System Settings, Display Configuration, select the left monitor (Built-in Screen in my case);
3. Deselect Enabled, then Apply.

OBSERVED RESULT
The error message appears. Both monitors remain enabled, but the "Enabled" checkbox is now deselected. The left monitor disappears from the "Edit Arrangement" preview.

EXPECTED RESULT
I should be able to disable the left monitor.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.91
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.11.0
Kernel Version: 6.18.6-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (14.9 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION