[gentoo-user] Re: KDE monitor configuration disappeared!

[Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com>]

On 04/11/14 18:28, Douglas J Hunley wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com> wrote:
>> What happened? Where are the KDE settings for my monitor?
>
>
> from kde-misc/kscreen postinstall:
> LOG: postinst
> Disable the old screen management:
> # qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.unloadModule randrmonitor
> # qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.setModuleAutoloading randrmonitor false
>
> Enable the kded module for the kscreen based screen management:
> # qdbus org.kde.kded /kded org.kde.kded.loadModule kscreen
>
> Now simply (un-)plugging displays should enable/disable them, while
> the last state is remembered.
>
> Does that correct your issue?

Already solved on the KDE mailing list. The problem was that the 
controls don't appear until you click on the gray box that represents 
your monitor. I wouldn't have found that out in a million years.

So it was just bad and confusing GUI design. The controls once, they 
appear, don't actually work (meaning the GUI elements are broken,) but 
that's another issue.

Bottom line: "not impressed" is putting it mildly :-/