This is a problem with my display settings, that occurs after a logoff/logon, but not with a restart. I have a laptop with a 1366x768 display with a 1920x1080 monitor attached via hdmi, set to be viewed side by side, with the laptop screen as the primary. After a logoff/logon the hdmi screen becomes the primary with the display mirrored onto the laptop screen as if it were a 1920x1080 screen, with the origin of both being the top left corner. Attempting to change the any of the settings in display settings has no result, eg screen placement or display resolutions. If I restart, the 2 screens display as I have set them. My laptop has a nVidia Optimus system, I'm running Bumblebee to manage it which otherwise works beautifully. In Other Drivers I installed the latest nVidia driver. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Setup as described above 2. Logoff, logon. 3. Restart to fix problem Actual Results: It happens every time (twice). My laptop has a nVidia Optimus system, I'm running Bumblebee to manage it which otherwise works beautifully. In Other Drivers I installed the latest nVidia driver. BTW, I'm still confused about bug reporting. The 'automated' system I sometimes (very rarely! That's a good thing!) get when a program crashes asks me to download debugging symbols but never succeeds in doing so. Ever. So the crash never gets reported. Are you aware of that?
Created attachment 88704 [details] The 2 screens end up in this configuration
Created attachment 88705 [details] This is the desired configuration which I attempt to Apply, but cannot.
My KDE version is 4.13.3 from Kubuntu 14.4
Which kscreen version are you using? Also, please add the output of "kscreen-console bug".
Regarding crash reporter not always working, please report it as a bug for product "bugs.kde.org". We lack someone able to reproduce and debug this issue, which is caused by the update to a recent bugzilla version.
Created attachment 88712 [details] Output of kscreen-console bug after a logoff/logon
Created attachment 88713 [details] This is output of kscreen-console bug when screens are normal
Created attachment 88714 [details] This is the first of 2 configuration files found in ~/.kde/share/apps/kscreen Modified date of the file is 24/12/13
Created attachment 88715 [details] This is 2nd of 2 config files found in ~/.kde/share/apps/kscreen Modified date is 6/2/14. These files haven't been asked for, I'm simply pre-empting.
kscreen version shown by kscreen-console bug is 1.0.2.1. In Display Settings the version shown is same s the KDE version: 4.13.3
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This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!