https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=471114
Bug ID: 471114
Summary: Show critical notifications on all screens
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.27.5
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Notifications
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: y...@masson-informatique.fr
CC: k...@privat.broulik.de
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
When using a multi-monitor setup, notifications with priority "critical" should
be displayed on all screens.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. plug-in a second monitor on the laptop
2. let battery drain
OBSERVED RESULT
The laptop hibernates/shutdowns/… because the "battery low" notification has
not been seen.
EXPECTED RESULT
The "battery low" notification is displayed on all screens and is not missed.
MORE EXPLANATIONS
"critical" notifications are often "important", but also "urgent". The example
I have in mind is when doing some presentation (say with LibreOffice Impress,
or some PDF in full-screen) with the computer plugged to a video-projector:
currently, when battery is low, notification only appears on the primary screen
(probably the laptop's one) so it is easy to miss it. Same thing happens when
watching a movie: you stare at the big screen / video-projector, and don't look
the other screen.
You can argue that in these situations user should probably switch off the
screen that is not looked at. Taking again the example of the presentation, is
see two issues:
- when installing everything for a presentation, you have many other important
things to think of
- when doing the presentation you often need both screen, and you can spend a
few minutes answering questions and during this time you don't look regularly
both screen.
And I suppose people using three monitors are even more likely to miss those
critical notifications.
Regards,
Yvan
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The following issue seems closely related: "Device battery notifications
should be critical" - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447644
- Gnome Shell (at least 3.38) behaves the same way so I reported the same issue
there - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6775
Regards,
Yvan
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