[gentoo-user] Some programs and notices going to second monitor instead of primary display.

[gentoo-user] Some programs and notices going to second monitor instead of primary display.

[Dale]

Howdy,

As most know, I built a new rig and am sorting out some minor issues. 
Some more annoying than others.  One I been working on, where programs
open or display.  Sometimes when I open a program, it pops up on one of
the other displays.  Sometimes it goes to screen 2 which isn't to bad
since it is above screen 1.  Sometimes, it pops up on screen 3 which is
my TV basically.  I've went into KDE settings, Display & Monitor and
made sure that screen 1 is set to primary at the top of the list.  I
also set my TV to number 2 since on occasion my other monitor may be
turned off.  So, main monitor is at the top of the list as primary, TV
next and second monitor that could be off on occasion is last.  Either
way, I'd like all apps to open on the primary monitor.  I have my video
player set to open on the other TV/monitor/screen another way.  I use
KDE's Special Window settings to handle it. 

One other thing that may provide a clue.  When I plug in a USB stick,
the notification that I plugged something in also shows up on the second
monitor.  I've yet to have it appear by default on my primary screen.  I
always have to click the little icon on the primary which closes the one
on the other monitor and then click again to open it on my main screen. 
When I unplug something, same thing, it pops up on the top monitor.

I've looked at every setting I can find and everything says my main
display is primary.  I've looked at what the randr tools show and it is
correct.  KDE shows it is correct.  I can't figure out why at times when
I open things it goes to the second monitor and other times opens as it
should on the primary monitor.  Or on occasion goes to my TV.  Going to
the TV is most rare.  Only happened a couple times. 

Is there some other place I should look to see if it is set correctly? 
I miss something? 

If you need info, let me know. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

P. S.  Monitor hasn't winked at me since I changed cables.  Sure glad it
wasn't the monitor itself.  :-)  Micheal was right.  Avoid adapters when
possible.  Oh, this new rig has a very idle CPU.  Qbittorrent, Firefox
and other things that made my old rig stay busy, it's almost nothing
now.  Except for when Firefox went nuts on my memory.  :/ 

Re: [gentoo-user] Some programs and notices going to second monitor instead of primary display.

[Mark Knecht]

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On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 3:07 PM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Is there some other place I should look to see if it is set correctly?
> I miss something?
>
I _think_ what you are looking for is tight click an app's banner, choose

More Actions -> Configure Special Application Settings

and set the window size and window position.

If you don't see those options I think you can add them using
the Add Property at the bottom left.

I hope that helps.

Good luck,
Mark

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Re: [gentoo-user] Some programs and notices going to second monitor instead of primary display.

[Dale]

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Mark Knecht wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 3:07 PM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com
> <mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com>> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > Is there some other place I should look to see if it is set correctly?
> > I miss something?
> >
> I _think_ what you are looking for is tight click an app's banner, choose
>
> More Actions -> Configure Special Application Settings
>
> and set the window size and window position.
>
> If you don't see those options I think you can add them using
> the Add Property at the bottom left.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
>

I do that for Smplayer because that is what I use to watch TV with.  It
is set to open to the TV each time and full screen.  What I'm looking
for is the default setting for all other programs to open too.  Even if
there is a program I haven't used yet, when I do use it, I'd want it to
default to my primary screen. 

I thought that when I set my main monitor to primary, that is what the
primary setting was for.  Everything I open or notifications by default
go to that monitor by default, unless told otherwise using the setting
you mention.  As it is, nothing seems to have a default.  One time I
open something it may go to the main monitor and the next time open on
the second or even on what I use to watch TV with.  It's like it picks
it at random. 

I forgot to mention but I also have the primary set in xorg.conf file as
well.  It's just that KDE behaves like I don't have a default primary
monitor set or I need to set something else in another place I can't
find, maybe called something else??  I've looked everywhere I can think
of in KDE settings.  What is really hard to figure, notifications when I
plug something in.  It's consistently on the second monitor but that's
not where I want it to be. 

I have to be missing something besides just the primary monitor
setting.  I just don't know what.  Yet. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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