https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500471
--- Comment #7 from gudvinr+...@gmail.com --- (In reply to John from comment #6) > I think the serial number should still be shown when there are multiple > outputs with the same name / connector. What will you do with it? I honestly can't understand usefulness of this. When you know which physical monitor correspond to its virtual counterpart, you don't need anything, not even a model. Distinct names are needed when you don't know which one of these rectangles in KCM are "one of X monitors that are in front of me". Imagine, you have serial numbers shown. Then what? Would you move monitors around to see stickers on the back? Would you go through every item in monitor's OSD to find its serial? Not every monitor even have serial in OSD. There is no serial in OSD of both monitors that I currently have. Serial number is useful for software because it is fairly unique. But it is the opposite of useful for human interactions. If you have 2 monitors, you can just wiggle mouse around and it'd be quicker than comparing serial numbers. And what will you do with 4, 6 monitors of the same model? More monitors you have, the higher chances that you bought the same model. Inside "brightness and colour" applet it's even worse. You don't even have visual display arrangement to make a decision. And serial in the name won't help you. But this isn't about the applet, so it's not that relevant. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
