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== Known issues ==
== Known issues ==
* KWin doesn‘t start right away but once started manually works fine
* KWin doesn‘t start right away but once started manually works fine (patch at https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101125/)
* KDE Splash screen doesn‘t appear on other screens than the primary one
* KDE Splash screen doesn‘t appear on other screens than the primary one (patch at https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101136/)
* Localization doesn‘t apply properly on the other screens, e.g. Plasma seems to be in English all the time while other programs sometimes adapt the locale after some time
* Localization doesn't apply properly on the other screens, e.g. Plasma seems to be in English all the time while other programs usually have the correct locale (patch at https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101133/)
* Legacy Startup indicator (bouncing mouse cursor) isn‘t aware of the other monitors, the new Compositing one works fine
* Legacy Startup indicator (bouncing mouse cursor) isn't aware of the other monitors, the new Compositing one works fine
* Cannot create a default panel (with Kickoff, taskbar, systray, clock, …), just an empty one
* Cannot create a default panel (with Kickoff, taskbar, systray, clock, …), just an empty one
* New application instanzes always open on that screen where another one is already opened instead of showing up on the screen from which they were launched
* New application instances always open on that screen where another one is already opened instead of showing up on the screen from which they were launched
* Mouse pointer garbled sometimes, especially on start up on other monitors
* Mouse pointer garbled sometimes, especially on start up on other monitors

Revision as of 22:35, 15 April 2011

Multihead is a configuration where you have independent X servers running on each screen, meaning you also need to run another instance of Plasma, Kwin, …

Known issues

  • KWin doesn‘t start right away but once started manually works fine (patch at https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101125/)
  • KDE Splash screen doesn‘t appear on other screens than the primary one (patch at https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101136/)
  • Localization doesn't apply properly on the other screens, e.g. Plasma seems to be in English all the time while other programs usually have the correct locale (patch at https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/101133/)
  • Legacy Startup indicator (bouncing mouse cursor) isn't aware of the other monitors, the new Compositing one works fine
  • Cannot create a default panel (with Kickoff, taskbar, systray, clock, …), just an empty one
  • New application instances always open on that screen where another one is already opened instead of showing up on the screen from which they were launched
  • Mouse pointer garbled sometimes, especially on start up on other monitors