Bug 340548 - KScreen has problems with multiple monitors with different geometry
Summary: KScreen has problems with multiple monitors with different geometry
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: KScreen
Classification: Plasma
Component: common (show other bugs)
Version: 5.18.0
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kscreen-bugs-null@kde.org
URL:
Keywords: triaged
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-11-01 10:36 UTC by Vit Pelcak
Modified: 2022-12-10 05:13 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Attachments
Wrong reset layout (10.44 KB, image/png)
2019-11-01 13:46 UTC, Vit Pelcak
Details
Original layout (10.58 KB, image/png)
2019-11-01 13:47 UTC, Vit Pelcak
Details

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Description Vit Pelcak 2014-11-01 10:36:02 UTC
I'm using notebook with 1366x1024 screen. Whenever I put it into docking station, I want to have it disabled and use 2 monitors 1920x1200, where 1 is set as landscape and one as portrait.

KScreen is able to somehow set that up (although plasmashell often segfaults because of that), but fails to save those configs, so whenever I log in again, I have to set it up again.

Also, when I take notebook and connect big presentation screen to it with resolution 1024x768, only part of the screen is displayed although screen itself is detected properly.

These issues make me switch back to KDE4, where this is flawless and no such issue is encountered.


Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Daniel Vrátil 2015-03-06 14:03:42 UTC
Could you please test with Plasma 5.2.1? There were some bugs in previous versions that caused KScreen to forgot or not being able to restore configuration.

Plasma crashes on screen change are mostly gone now too, although there's still room for improvement ;-)
Comment 2 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-25 21:50:11 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be 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

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 3 Vit Pelcak 2018-09-26 04:26:26 UTC
Hello.

Issue is still in place.

I had to migrate to GNOME because there it works way better.

In KF5 switching to docking station or rebooting the system usually ends up with the messed screens which need to be fixed manually.

I have no idea why there is such severe regression compared to KDE4 where it worked flawlessly.
Comment 4 Vit Pelcak 2019-11-01 13:46:57 UTC
Created attachment 123646 [details]
Wrong reset layout
Comment 5 Vit Pelcak 2019-11-01 13:47:31 UTC
Created attachment 123647 [details]
Original layout
Comment 6 Vit Pelcak 2019-11-01 13:51:31 UTC
I see that Plasma greatly improved.

But I still experience hiccups.
After reconnecting to dock my Original layout (see attachment) is reset to a bit weird layout (see "Wrong reset layout" attachment).

The original layout is good enough for me. I would prefer if top sides of monitors could align (the screen turned by 90 degrees aligns to the bottom instead), but I can live with that.
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2022-11-10 22:01:27 UTC
Thank you for the bug report. Unfortunately we were not able to get to it yet. Can we ask you to please check if this is still an issue with Plasma 5.25 or 5.26?

If it is, please change the status to CONFIRMED when replying, and paste the output of `kscreen-doctor -o` when it's working properly, and then right after you make the bug happen. If not, or if you can't because you no longer use this setup, you can change the status to RESOLVED WORKSFORME. Thanks a lot!
Comment 8 Bug Janitor Service 2022-11-25 05:15:53 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with
no change in 30 days the bug will be 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

If you have already provided the requested information, please
mark the bug as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is
ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 9 Bug Janitor Service 2022-12-10 05:13:10 UTC
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!