KDE taskbar (Task Manager) only on VGA screen, not DVI screen
My Task Manager only shows up in the screen connected with VGA and clicking "Only show tasks from the current screen" in Task Manager Settings doesn't make the Task Manager bar appear on the second screen.
Setup:
- I have two identical Philips screens.
- I have a HP laptop sitting in a HP docking station. The docking station has one DVI and one VGA port.
- One screen is attached via VGA cable, the other via DVI cable.
- Both screens work and I can drag windows between the two and they are using
- The DVI screen shows up as HDMI2
- The laptop lid/screen is closed (and I want to keep it that way)
You need to add a new panel to the second screen, and add a task manager to that.
Right-click on the background of the second screen -> Add Panel
-> Empty Panel
.
If you know how to move panels and add widgets to the panel, then move the panel to where you want it, add the tasks widgets, then set it to also only show widgets from the current screen.
If you don't know, then read on:
Right-click on the panel -> Panel Settings
then drag the Screen Edge
bar to the bottom of the screen to move the panel. Then right click on the panel -> Add Widgets
-> Double-click on Task Manager
. Then right-click somewhere near the middle of the panel -> Task Manager Settings
-> Only show tasks from the current screen
Right click on the taskbar, unlock graphical components.
Now right click again on an empty area in the taskbar, and choose "dashboard options", then "dashboard settings". This will open an extra bar with a choice called "screen side".
Now click on that button and drag to the side where you want the taskbar to be: you are not limited to the current monitor, so you can move it to the other monitor. When you're done, click the "close" red checkbox.
Note: I'm using a french version of KDE so the names may not be the exact ones you'll see, but should give you the general idea. Feel free to suggest edits for english versions.