[kde] [Bug 492327] UI elements are resized for tablet mode on an external screen

[Raphaël Jakse]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492327

--- Comment #2 from Raphaël Jakse <raphael.kde at jakse.fr> ---
The screen of this laptop also happens to be a Wacom graphics tablet, with an
active pen and all.

The bug is something I spotted by trying to see if I could use the laptop as a
regular graphics tablet (which is also a central unit). And the answer is yes,
definitely. Someone who draws could definitely reach for such a computer, and
draw with Krita using the large 14 inch screen of the laptop as a graphics
tablet, possibly turned off. You don't need a laptop + a dedicated wacom
tablet, you have both, it's one less device to have and to carry when on the
go.

I can also imagine someone with a regular tablet with an HDMI output wanting to
connect an external screen.

The bug gives a small unfinished feeling, but is definitely not a blocker. And
I haven't found a way to turn this mechanism off.

When the tablet screen is turned off, it might already be desirable to disable
tablet mode without changing the architecture of the feature to be per screen,
that's probably lower effort, maybe as a first step.

> Maybe we should even suppress it when we detect there are any external screens connected.

Yep, it would not even make the tablet unusable, just a bit less practical (but
totally manageable), and if you have an external screen you probably have a
mouse and a keyboard anyway. Unless you plugged your tablet to play a video on
a big screen, so maybe detecting the presence of a mouse / a keyboard is
better.

Or if the screens are cloned (then you may not want to disable tablet mode,
probably the person is using the touchscreen in this case)

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