Bug 440309 - Add functionality to test diplay settings before applying them
Summary: Add functionality to test diplay settings before applying them
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_kscreen (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kscreen-bugs-null@kde.org
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Reported: 2021-07-26 19:44 UTC by David
Modified: 2021-08-29 16:50 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 5.23
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Description David 2021-07-26 19:44:02 UTC
Would be helpful if the "Display Settings" section (the one where one can configure screen resolution and related stuff) would have a button to test the changes before applying them, in the same way as e.g. MS windows - that is, one sets a new display setting (e.g. testing a different screen and resolution), clicks "test", it changes to the new settings for 5 seconds or so, and then comes back to the old setting.

This would be especially helpful in settings in which some change could result in an invalid display that does not allow visual cues to revert - for example, in my own setup, if I try to switch to a laptop screen after another screen is already running on HDMI, it shows only random noise on the screen, so I cannot click back on 'reset' to change the settings (this is a mesa bug so unrelated).
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-08-05 00:50:54 UTC
Would effectively be fixed by https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kscreen/-/merge_requests/1.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-08-29 16:50:06 UTC
And now that's been merged! :)