From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 65906158041 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:43:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A707DE2A28; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:43:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lf1-x134.google.com (mail-lf1-x134.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::134]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5DE56E2A12 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:43:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-lf1-x134.google.com with SMTP id 2adb3069b0e04-51321e71673so212875e87.2 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:43:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1709160228; x=1709765028; darn=lists.gentoo.org; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=/sPkyF+9Vw+UWcKwYaE0knHry8o5O5Wu3ir7Cw+4Lfw=; b=EZJyIslb6dETTY8EWT0cJZrxr7/hBNmYopoab6A+IOTF1rciiDnHTvuS4ODz5kVrwS Rms5SHpT2eUovwK5YDsxZEd1Bo1cebOgKeuRvtJwcxGRzV0TCERSXEwwQarxYWfDtwTA CFwxG2iWl+aLWpwyhNIYHUvDUI4BqJQIJmsmed7t7UEdsKoN0sPMnD41UBYe3hU37QIu sE4hDFsfiYFpN+hCWQMgjEj2/PvUOvwHREZtAQLkVv8Pzd2qnInj0rc83KjXNBY6N+ix uiXnXLVbIdLuv4neFb9cBNhEydMf/Kd7sg7lvJGg7YwJTXdfE7ab7q5JBIaSq5BGrUlc yXDg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1709160228; x=1709765028; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=/sPkyF+9Vw+UWcKwYaE0knHry8o5O5Wu3ir7Cw+4Lfw=; b=ZIhir+Mu4GQEXJGbnaAjspFKnh1fNCx8KpTCGRXNdYTAIvtfm3eLJIjVYiS9yjv7+f gq8jUdCv69hEKHJxFxa2IYcVq/E1bOhvpUWzu0gQ5FD1Yw3Hb8JlhFZC648KUNmdnC/C F/itShA+7pbJcukjlcjvZv4li/RIoxjchIpF9zlYWxgGB+zn4zwHL+br9mLPH5cXOHgx pDWj7DQyq+U9XiFZmpkSCVVq9hyyekMx041Jg8dUb4abeqs01yT6cnRWzs2TGYxB+cx3 RJhL7rgbFc8X5+uXBjAoD1y4E+eQFKtbLjWDm6wymc5h7/p5EiJ6WW0n34B4oJbARf0C WlLg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YycpjKuayWjFrBeRDO/DFRuQrBgyc4l4bOYr/GFxoyCrT1jZ5rn vMypfzP4Qk0kqoIKCEfMU63Ls2oO6xexuHy7Ym0jo70OYu934ta4JR/jNJ9Zg1HSryqQ2alzAPX V/mF5aPfhHBTT03xgWXIBGPdSGichn0LN X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHwyCcUEBKl7nHwe4zV7BbUyalRIbEUbfj3CTgmto8bRVF5xhPAVgDkZnta5BGxAiFA/crQx59PuSw94hZ3sXM= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:4883:0:b0:513:2447:d110 with SMTP id x3-20020ac24883000000b005132447d110mr115187lfc.62.1709160228082; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:43:48 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <6c3931ca-944a-41b1-8980-6e6ac10faacd@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: From: Mark Knecht Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:43:36 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why is KDE so bad at multiple monitors? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000042589a061278e0eb" X-Archives-Salt: a5147b15-fb7c-415c-be39-45ae6c2ce868 X-Archives-Hash: f3fae2049f2eed720cb5e89524728255 --00000000000042589a061278e0eb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 3:24=E2=80=AFPM Dale wrote: > > Paul B. Henson wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 08:53:37PM -0800, Daniel Frey wrote: > >> After cursing KDE for a while with three monitors, does anyone have an= y > >> idea why KDE is so bad at managing multiple monitors? > > . I ended up adding this to /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup: > > > > xrandr --output DVI-D-0 --primary --output HDMI-A-0 --left-of DVI-D-0 > > --output DisplayPort-0 --right-of DVI-D-0 > > > > Always perfect since then :). > > I have two questions. Does a upgrade change it back to defaults? If > so, there may be a file in /etc somewhere that is more permanent. If > not, cool. :-) > > How did you get the info to match the hardware you have? My main > display is on a DB15HD port. My second display in on a HDMI port. I > figure you ran a command to gather that info or there is a source of all > the possibilities. > > I'd like to give that a shot. Might help with my occasional issue. > > Dale > > :-) :-) If you're just looking for what's connected to what port then xrandr will tell you that. To get to Paul's equation you would need to figure out the ordering yourself I think HTH, Mark --00000000000042589a061278e0eb Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 3:24=E2=80=AFPM Dale <<= a href=3D"mailto:rdalek1967@gmail.com">rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:<= br>>
> Paul B. Henson wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at = 08:53:37PM -0800, Daniel Frey wrote:
> >> After cursing KDE for= a while with three monitors, does anyone have any
> >> idea wh= y KDE is so bad at managing multiple monitors?
> > <shrug>. = I ended up adding this to /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup:
> >
&= gt; > xrandr --output DVI-D-0 --primary --output HDMI-A-0 --left-of DVI-= D-0
> > --output DisplayPort-0 --right-of DVI-D-0
> >
= > > Always perfect since then :).
>
> I have two question= s.=C2=A0 Does a upgrade change it back to defaults?=C2=A0 If
> so, th= ere may be a file in /etc somewhere that is more permanent.=C2=A0 If
>= ; not, cool. =C2=A0:-)
>
> How did you get the info to match t= he hardware you have?=C2=A0 My main
> display is on a DB15HD port.=C2= =A0 My second display in on a HDMI port. =C2=A0I
> figure you ran a c= ommand to gather that info or there is a source of all
> the possibil= ities.
>
> I'd like to give that a shot.=C2=A0 Might help = with my occasional issue.
>
> Dale
>
> :-) =C2=A0:= -)

If you're just looking for what's connected = to what port then xrandr will tell you that.

To ge= t to Paul's equation you would need to figure out the ordering yourself= I think

HTH,
Mark
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