Bug 327209 - Configuration of second monitor is changed when reconfiguring first one
Summary: Configuration of second monitor is changed when reconfiguring first one
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_randr (show other bugs)
Version: 4.11.2
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list
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Reported: 2013-11-06 08:25 UTC by Māris Nartišs
Modified: 2015-01-22 12:10 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Screenshot with state before 4th step and after it. (95.67 KB, image/png)
2013-11-06 08:40 UTC, Māris Nartišs
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Description Māris Nartišs 2013-11-06 08:25:07 UTC
While connecting projector I have observed small annoyance - seems that System Settings monitor configuration tool cares about sequence of setting change - it especially hates "copy of" ("clone") mode for secondary monitor and tries to force "above" layout instead.
This is not a critical bug as clicking in the right order solves problem but still it's annoying as hell if I hit "apply" while thinking that configuration is like I set not like systemsettings decided it to be.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Connect second monitor;
2. In System Settings set resolution of new monitor;
3. Set new monitor to be clone of main one;
4. For main monitor change resolution to the newly connected monitors resolution
Actual Results:  
After 4th step, new monitor mode is changed from "clone" to "above".
Workaround - after 4th step repeat 3rd step or just remember to execute 4th step before 3rd.

Note - "apply" button isn't pressed while performing those steps.

Expected Results:  
Changing resolution of main monitor should not change "clone" setting of secondary monitor
Comment 1 Māris Nartišs 2013-11-06 08:40:41 UTC
Created attachment 83366 [details]
Screenshot with state before 4th step and after it.

As is visible on the screenshots, during the 4th step only resolution of LVDS-1 is changed which triggers monitor arrangement change for VGA-1 device.
Comment 2 David Edmundson 2015-01-22 12:10:37 UTC
Thanks for reporting your bug.

Since reporting Krandr has since been replaced by KScreen. It is available in the Plasma 4 series, and is default in Plasma 5 onwards.

I hope this solves your issue. If you still have a problem after upgrading please reopen a new bug under kscreen.

Thanks