https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446486
--- Comment #7 from Méven Car <meve...@gmail.com> --- (In reply to Andrew Shark from comment #6) > I could build kscreen-git without other -git dependencies, and it worked. I > tested your change, it works and looks nice. > > > At least when there are several same model monitors. > Despite I said it earlier, I am now in doubt if this is the best way of > doing this. I mean, what if we just make a setting to always show or hide > serials? Because lets imagine the situation when user connects only one of > identical monitors? In my case, I currently have only one P2415Q, so I do > not care of its serial. But for P2217H I am unable to identify which one it > is. > I think that could go to a bottom of page in a checkbox "Show monitor serial > numbers". I don't see a real use case for this. KScreen is a tool to setup output arrangement, serial is not necessary here expect in specific cases and adds clutter to the UI. > > And also, the title in > https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kscreen/-/merge_requests/55 says > > and hide connector type > Why do this? I consider this information useful. I have several hdmi and > several displayport connectors, and it helps to identify the connection. > Because I often plug cables here and there because I experiment with gpu > passthrough and other things. > Maybe also place the checkbox "Show connector types" at the bottom of page? The thing is, the compositor can reliably know what is the connector the screen is attached to. The discussion was at https://invent.kde.org/libraries/plasma-wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/31 The gist of it was: ``` The connector type stands for the connection type, not the physical connector. If you use a cable that's also a converter, one of many weird docks or usb c then it'll not necessarily be the connector on your PC, it can be the one on the output instead... Or something that doesn't make sense at all (at least on the surface). Connector IDs have a similar problem: they are usually paired to hardware connectors but not quite always. With USB C, daisy chaining and docks the IDs are more random than anything else and can change with reboots, standby and hotplugs. ``` In general this is not so important to users anyway, it isn't displayed on other platforms. kscreen-doctor -o will output the known connector (not on wayland though). You can report another bug report, I consider this one closed. > > Thank you for the work. > You are welcome :) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
