https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434711
Bug ID: 434711
Summary: Feature request on Wayland: per screen widget layout
and panel management settings to replace primary
display
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.21.3
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Multi-screen support
Assignee: aleix...@kde.org
Reporter: g.gue...@posteo.net
CC: plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
On X11, a user can set a primary display, arrange panels and widgets on that
display in any way they like and can then move this arrangement to another
screen by switching primary display. It seems a shame for this not to be
possible on Wayland but apparently users were confused by the idea of Primary
Display vs Active Display (to do with windows placement) which pushed Plasma
devs to remove the concept of Primary Display on Wayland.
If Plasma Devs want to remove the concept of primary display in Wayland, maybe
it could be replaced by a more generalised version of the idea of "per screen
widgets and panel settings" currently provided by the concept of primary
display on X11.
By more generalised I mean:
- The user set panels and widgets on any screen and save that config. For e.g.
KCM has a new config sub-section under Display called "Panels and Widgets
Layout", where people can save the widget config by selecting "save widget
config present on Screen X" (where Screen X is a drop down) and give it a name
(e.g. Primary). From that point on Plasma save any changes happening to the
widget config on that screen and record the state of the config when a screen
is unplugged or that particular config is not assigned to any screen. When no
config is assigned, then we get the usual empty wallpaper.
- The user can then apply a saved widget config on an screen by
selecting..."apply widget config NameX on screen X"
People could then save widget config on different screen, switch config between
screens or assign any of them to any new screen.
This would be a more involved widget management function and no idea how
complicated it would be to implement something like this but here is an idea if
useful anyway :)
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