https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=520095
Bug ID: 520095
Summary: Double Esc to reset all
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version First 6.2.4
Reported In:
Platform: Kubuntu
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Add a global shortcut (e.g. fast double esc) to restore last-known-good display
configuration (or switch between recover screen setting e.g. between the
external and internal monitor)
Plasma currently has no single shortcut or action to recover from accidental
display-related changes. When a user ends up in a broken or unexpected display
state, recovery requires identifying which subsystem caused the problem and
using the corresponding fix:
Zoom desktop effect → Meta+0
This post
(https://discuss.kde.org/t/debian-stables-kde-screen-suddenly-became-larger-than-the-actual-screen/35240)
is a good example of a gap in Plasma worth filing as a wishlist on
bugs.kde.org: there’s no single “panic button” to reset display state.
Recovering from an accidental change means knowing which subsystem caused it —
zoom, scaling, monitor layout, rotation, overview mode — each with its own fix
in its own menu. If you don’t know what triggered it, you end up doing exactly
what you did: hunting through every setting, which can be difficult if you
don't see the screen.
Other desktops have a similar function e.g. GNOME has Super+Ctrl+D to
show/restore the desktop state, and macOS exposes a quick display reset via the
Fn key and reverts unconfirmed display changes automatically after 15 seconds.
Plasma has nothing equivalent — a configurable shortcut for "restore
last-known-good display state" (covering zoom + scaling + monitor arrangement +
rotation) would close that gap in one keystroke.
The suggestion is to use "fast double esc" because this is more intuitive that
Super+Ctrl+D. If you are in panic, typing twice on the top left corner of the
keyboard is probably one of the first reactions.
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