Bug 514233 - "Import/export current settings" feature, to aid in scripting
Summary: "Import/export current settings" feature, to aid in scripting
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: KScreen
Classification: Plasma
Component: kscreen-doctor (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kscreen-bugs-null@kde.org
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Reported: 2026-01-06 16:42 UTC by tomashnyk
Modified: 2026-01-06 16:55 UTC (History)
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Description tomashnyk 2026-01-06 16:42:00 UTC
SUMMARY
This is a feature request based on this thread: https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-best-go-about-using-several-different-display-configuration-same-outputs-connected-different-use-case/43102/3

Use case: I want to be able to easily switch between configurations and I do not really care for kscreen-doctor's syntax. I would like to be able to set up my screens using GUI tools, save the konfiguration using kstreen doctor and then reuse it. So workflow would be.

1.  Set up my displayes in way A
2.  run CONFIG_A=$(kscreen-doctor -print-config)
3.  Set up my displayes in way B
4.  run CONFIG_B=$(kscreen-doctor -print-config)

And then be able to switch between A and B using kscreen-config "$CONFIG_A" and kscreen-config "$CONFIG_B"
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-06 16:55:03 UTC
I think this makes a lot of sense!