I created a shell script that switches off the laptop panel and sets the external monitor to the desired resolution (via xrandr) before Plasma starts on login, but only if the external monitor is connected; if it's not, no tweaking is needed with X resolution settings. I called the script plasma.sh and placed it in /usr/lib/kde4/bin (see attachment). You have to set the VGA resolution to fit your external monitor (mine is 1440x900).
I had to alter the Plasma startup file /usr/lib/kde4/autostart/plasma.desktop to integrate my script in the startup sequence. The line Exec=plasma has to be changed to Exec=plasma.sh This is still no fix, but it works for me. ** Attachment added: "My custom plasma.sh" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14388144/plasma.sh -- [kde4] K Menu bar incorrectly positionned with clone display https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185352 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
