Bug 191880 - System Settings Display Configurator doesn't allow positioning of displays
Summary: System Settings Display Configurator doesn't allow positioning of displays
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 180437
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_randr (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Gustavo Pichorim Boiko
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Reported: 2009-05-07 09:03 UTC by Joe Mulloy
Modified: 2009-05-10 00:13 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Monitor configurator with secondary display disconnected (167.48 KB, image/png)
2009-05-07 09:05 UTC, Joe Mulloy
Details
Monitor configurator with secondary display connected and enabled (165.90 KB, image/png)
2009-05-07 09:06 UTC, Joe Mulloy
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Description Joe Mulloy 2009-05-07 09:03:46 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs

This exists on multiple distributions including Kubuntu 8.10 & 9.04 as well as Fedora 11.

The Display Configurator in System Settings is utterly useless for setting up a dual display because both monitors end up on top of each other and there is no way to change the positioning. Xrandr handles the configuration without issue, it's just that the functionality is not exposed by the GUI. Tho odd thing is that for disconnected displays I can see the position controls but of course they are disabled because the display is disconnected. Once a display is connected and detected the controls disappear. It would also be nice if there was a button somewhere that would cause the GUI to rescan the displays to see if one was connected or disconnected. Currently you have to completely exit the system settings utility to get the GUI to detect a change in what displays are connected. I am able to configure dual displays properly using xrandr from the command line but having this GUI work properly would be nicer.


The PC is a Dell Latitude E6400 with an Intel 4500 GPU.
Comment 1 Joe Mulloy 2009-05-07 09:05:17 UTC
Created attachment 33418 [details]
Monitor configurator with secondary display disconnected
Comment 2 Joe Mulloy 2009-05-07 09:06:35 UTC
Created attachment 33419 [details]
Monitor configurator with secondary display connected and enabled
Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2009-05-07 09:24:58 UTC
Reassigning
Comment 4 Christoph Feck 2009-05-10 00:13:00 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 180437 ***