https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503746
Bug ID: 503746
Summary: Allow hot corners to work for each screen instead of
only on the corners of the combined screen area
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 6.3.4
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Hotcorners and edges
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: putr...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Currently, if multiple displays are connected, any configured hot corners will
only work on the corners of the total screen area. For example. with 2 displays
side by side the top left and bottom left hot corners will only work on the
left monitor, while the corresponding corners on the right monitor will only
either stop the mouse cursor temporarily if the corner barrier is enabled, or
do nothing otherwise.
Since it appears that KWin does recognize the corners of each individual
screen, it would be great if hot corners can be enabled for every screen
(probably disabling the corner barrier in the process since I assume they'd
conflict), so for example the top left corners of both screens should be able
to trigger the hot corner instead of just on the topmost leftmost monitor.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have more than one screen (for example two side by side)
2. Set up either a top left or bottom left hot corner
3. Attempt to trigger the hot corner with the cursor starting from the monitor
on the right side
OBSERVED RESULT
The cursor has to move all the way to the left monitor's left corners to
trigger the hot corner
EXPECTED RESULT
The cursor should be able to trigger the hot corner without needing to go to
the left monitor first (with or without turning on some setting first)
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
My particular setup involves a laptop that normally has no external monitors
plugged in, and I have the top left corner set up to trigger the overview and
the bottom left corner to open Kickoff (the app launcher). The hot corners work
great in that setup, however sometimes I need to trade desk space for screen
space, so in those cases I plug in a USB-C portable monitor on the left side of
the laptop (don't have space elsewhere on the desk), but then the hot corners
end up on that portable monitor. I still rely on the laptop screen as the main
display, so that's where the mouse cursor will be most of the time, so the hot
corners end up being way less convenient to use since the cursor has to go much
further than normal.
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