Bug 372586 - Plasma panel covers windows when a second monitor is added
Summary: Plasma panel covers windows when a second monitor is added
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: generic-multiscreen (show other bugs)
Version: 5.15.4
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2016-11-17 12:33 UTC by Christian González
Modified: 2022-07-25 04:36 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Plasma before extended desktop (94.83 KB, image/png)
2016-11-17 12:33 UTC, Christian González
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Plasma after extended desktop. Note how Dolphin's status bar is covered by the panel. (1.80 MB, image/png)
2016-11-17 12:34 UTC, Christian González
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Output for "xrandr -q" (1.25 KB, text/plain)
2016-11-17 12:36 UTC, Christian González
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Output of "xprop" and clicking on the panel (58.45 KB, text/plain)
2016-11-17 12:38 UTC, Christian González
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Panel cover window when screen is extended to second monitor (558.47 KB, image/png)
2017-03-22 12:27 UTC, mario jm
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Description Christian González 2016-11-17 12:33:29 UTC
Created attachment 102272 [details]
Plasma before extended desktop

With Plasma running, every time I add a second monitor and the desktop is extended, Plasma panel covers the bottom part of every maximized window. After running "kquitapp plasmashell && sleep 3 && plasmashell" everything is back to normal.
Comment 1 Christian González 2016-11-17 12:34:24 UTC
Created attachment 102273 [details]
Plasma after extended desktop. Note how Dolphin's status bar is covered by the panel.
Comment 2 Christian González 2016-11-17 12:36:45 UTC
Created attachment 102274 [details]
Output for "xrandr -q"
Comment 3 Christian González 2016-11-17 12:38:30 UTC
Created attachment 102275 [details]
Output of "xprop" and clicking on the panel
Comment 4 mario jm 2017-03-22 12:19:52 UTC
I have de same problem. I extended my screen to second monitor, above first monitor. I have panel at top of first monitor. When I open any window, in first monitor, and maximize it, panel cover window and I can't access top buttons.

My 'uname -a':

Linux 7zero 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.39-1+deb8u2 (2017-03-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

My 'xrand -q':

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1848, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected primary 1366x768+277+1080 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 293mm x 164mm
   1366x768      60.02*+  40.01  
   1360x768      59.80    59.96  
   1024x768      60.00  
   800x600       60.32    56.25  
   640x480       59.94  
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 476mm x 267mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+  50.00    59.94  
   1920x1080i    60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1600x900      59.98  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94  
   1440x576i     50.00  
   1024x768      75.08    60.00  
   1440x480i     60.00    59.94  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       75.00    60.00    59.94  
   720x400       70.08  
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

My KDE version:

Platform Version 4.14.2

My GNU/Debian version:

Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 (jessie)
Comment 5 mario jm 2017-03-22 12:27:45 UTC
Created attachment 104685 [details]
Panel cover window when screen is extended to second monitor

Top Kate windows covered by top panel in monitor 1. Monitor 2 is a top extension of monitor 1.
Comment 6 Christian González 2017-03-22 12:29:53 UTC
I've upgraded to KDE Plasma 5.9.4, Applications 16.12.03, Frameworks 5.32.0 and Qt 5.7.1 (all from Neon repos) and the problem is still present.
Comment 7 Christian González 2017-08-17 11:57:25 UTC
Now I'm using KDE Neon User Edition with Plasma 5.10.4, Frameworks 5.37.0 and Qt 5.9.1. The problem is still present and 100% reproducible every time I add a second monitor.
Comment 8 Christian González 2019-04-17 12:28:02 UTC
Now I'm on KDE Neon 5.15, with Plasma 5.15.4, Frameworks 5.57.0 and Qt 5.12.0. The problem is STILL present and 100% reproducible.

Please let me know what can I do to help to diagnose this problem. It's almost two years since reported and there is ZERO answer from any KDE developer. Honestly this is really frustrating.
Comment 9 Christoph Feck 2019-05-14 00:29:06 UTC
Plasma developers might only have a single screen (e.g. laptop), couldn't confirm the issue on their system, or just didn't yet have time to check it. Also, the code to handle multiple screens is spread around several components, including xrandr, kwin, and Qt, and is simply impossible to debug without your actual setup.
Comment 10 Christian González 2019-05-30 22:49:20 UTC
My setup is pretty standard: KDE Neon User Edition, Intel graphic card, default drivers. I'm using a standard external monitor with a standard resolucion (1280x1024). It's hard to believe no one KDE developer has a similar setup.

I keep my offer to provide more info if needed. But the lack of any answer from a developer in almost two years is very disappointing.
Comment 11 Nate Graham 2022-06-25 20:03:51 UTC
A lot has changed since this bug was filed. Is it still reproducible for you in Plasma 5.25? We made a lot of multimonitor improvements in that version.
Comment 12 Bug Janitor Service 2022-07-10 04:36:47 UTC
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Comment 13 Bug Janitor Service 2022-07-25 04:36:27 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
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Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!