SUMMARY When using two (or more) monitors, it is convenient to have a panel on each monitor such that all panels are completely identical. Currently, it seems that the only way to accomplish this is to manually create each panel, and customize each one in the exact same way. This is a tedious process for users that enjoy heavily-customized panels. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux Kernel: 5.15.2-2-MANJARO (64-bit) (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.88.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This feature has been previously requested for KDE Plasma 4, closed due to obsolescence of Plasma 4, and never re-opened on Plasma 5: https://kde-bugs-dist.kde.narkive.com/0Vn46o7h/plasma-bug-342826-new-add-possibility-to-duplicate-panel-to-other-screens This exact feature has been indirectly requested on a few forums, none of which have received adequate responses: - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/iuq4ld/duplicate_panel_on_all_screens/ - https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?324910-Panel-clone-for-each-monitor CURRENT SOLUTION 1) Create a panel on one monitor, and customize manually with widgets/menus until desired 2) Repeat #1 for second monitor, ensuring new panel is identical to that on monitor #1 3) Repeat #1 for third monitor, ensuring new panel is identical to that on monitor #1 4) and so on ... IDEAL SOLUTION 1) Create a single panel on one monitor, and customize manually with widgets/menus until desired 2) Create a new blank panel on second monitor. Right click on it, and select "Mirror Panel." Some selection menu would let the user choose which panel they would like this current panel to mirror. All customizations of the first panel would immediately transfer to the new panel, and changes to one panel will automatically be reflected in the other mirrored panel. 3) Repeat #2 for each monitor
i agree this would be cool.
Yes, this is an idea we're pursuing soon!
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Has there been any progress towards this or are they waiting on someone to make a PR?
This option will be really nice. Other possibility would be backup/export the panel (but in this case, the notification area could crash).
This would be *really* nice to have.
This would be very helpful. Better than that, just something that works totally out of the box on multiple monitors like the panel provided by tint2. tint2 is not as powerful and customizable as plasma panels, but at least it works well with multiple screens.
Indeed a very helpful feature! 2-3 monitors are currently very time-consuming to set up if everything needs to be created manually. It would also enable distributions to ship multi-monitor configured out of the box rather than leaving users on their own.
It would save a lot of time spent on redoing panels on external displays.
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Is there anything blocking this? I can see requests from 7+ years ago in KDE 4 asking for this, how has this not been added yet?
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"IDEAL SOLUTION Repeat #2 for each monitor" This might be useful for more customized setups, but to cover 95% of use cases a setting similar to other DEs along the lines of "Show this panel on all monitors" seems far more ideal and user-friendly.
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Yes please that would be a nice feature!
This would be extremely helpful, would like to see this.
Additional forum posts about this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1265917/how-to-show-kde-panel-at-all-monitors https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/m2i8fh/taskbar_on_both_monitors/ (related) https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/archives/eol-releases/-20-10/software-support-bd/72357-kde-plasma-default-panel-on-multiple-montiors SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS so far: - a "mirror an existing panel" option when creating a new panel - a "duplicate this panel" option in Edit Mode - a "show this panel on all monitors" option in Edit Mode - "show primary screen's panels on this screen" in Display Settings - "export to file"/"import from file" features for panels
Would love to see this feature added as well; please.
+1 on this feature
Please allow me to submit my vote for this feature as well.
(In reply to Natetronn from comment #23) > Please allow me to submit my vote for this feature as well. https://bugs.kde.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=plasmashell has disabled bug votes.
I agree, this would be very helpful
(In reply to third="Beedell", first="Roke", second="Julian Lockhart" from comment #24) > (In reply to Natetronn from comment #23) > > Please allow me to submit my vote for this feature as well. > > https://bugs.kde.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=plasmashell has disabled > bug votes. Thanks. Yeah, I meant it metaphorically :-D
I think this should be something that could be possible from the beginning. I have a DP and HDMI monitor and I can't just have the panel on the DP monitor, not on Xorg, at least.
Not certain how related this is behind the scenes (if at all) but a more general way of copying widgets, panels, etc. between monitors would be good as well. Panels and widgets seem to be related to some degree, but I'm not sure quite how much they are or if a generalised method of copying/mirroring would be possible.
What is the status of this?? This is years old, how is it not possible to duplicate a panel for all monitors? This is getting pathetic and extremely frustrating. Please revisit this and push this out to the code base.
Yeah, I am waiting for this since `2023-01-10 14:42:16 UTC`. Yesterday I have formatted my PC and even though I do not customize my panels anywhere near avg. Arch user, it was really unsatisfying doing everything from the start. And I only have two monitors. It is really annoying how this is still not implemented.
(In reply to justinsojolly from comment #29) > What is the status of this?? This is years old, how is it not possible to > duplicate a panel for all monitors? This is getting pathetic and extremely > frustrating. Please revisit this and push this out to the code base. If you submit a MR for it I am sure it would get reviewed and considered :) Alternately, there is also the sponsored work section where you could post a bounty for this: https://discuss.kde.org/c/development/sponsored-work/31 Unfortunately KDE is driven by volunteers, and there are always more tasks than developers available. So if you really want to see some feature implemented, the best way is to submit a MR (it doesn't have to be perfect), or sponsor someone to do it.
This probably should depend on https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/issues/113 because duplicating some widgets may break some functionality
(In reply to Dmitrii Chermnykh from comment #32) > This probably should depend on > https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/issues/113 because > duplicating some widgets may break some functionality I currently have two screens with duplicate system trays containing the applets, and I don't seem to notice any issues.
(In reply to fanzhuyifan from comment #33) > (In reply to Dmitrii Chermnykh from comment #32) > > This probably should depend on > > https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/issues/113 because > > duplicating some widgets may break some functionality > > I currently have two screens with duplicate system trays containing the > applets, and I don't seem to notice any issues. I used to have problems with media keys because they were handled by 2 instances of media player applet https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391578 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=409190
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yes a big problem is that every external display needs to get the panel created new, which is especially bad when presenting, or using a TV etc.