KDE Plama's Screen Management Tool KScreen To Gain OSD Screen Selection Tool

A great new feature that many users have wished for is coming to KDE Plasma 5.13. And if you run multiple monitors or an even more exotic layout like maybe a laptop running a projector or other particular use-cases, you're likely going to be a happy camper.

Earlier today Sebastian Kügler announced that when the next iteration of Plasma releases it will include an OSD (On Screen Display), allowing the user to select graphical representation of exactly what they expect the multi-display's behavior to be. He stated, for example:

Up until now, when plugging in a new display (a monitor, beamer or TV, for example), Plasma would automatically extend the desktop area to include this screen. In many cases, this is expected behavior, but it’s not necessarily clear to the user what just happened. Perhaps the user would rather want the new screen on the other side of the current, clone the existing screen, switch over to it or perhaps not use it at all at this point.

He also states that, once selected, Plasma will remember the User's decision so they will not always be re-prompted each time. Genius.

KScreen's shiny new multi-layout selector, available in
Plasma 5.13. Photo courtesy of sebas' blog  

On top of that, KScreen 's OSD will also activate on a user's pressing of a laptop's dedicated display button. The goal with triggering the on screen display in these similar scenarios is to give the user proper feedback and control over what's going on.

More new functionality to look forward to on your KDE desktop, especially for users of multiple monitors and display outputs. Plasma 5.13.0 is set to be released June 12th, 2018.

Link: Connecting new screens