[Bug 1174689] Re: Nvidia/Dual screen - No Taskbar/Kdemenu on default install Kubuntu 13.04

[Philip Muškovac]

** Description changed:

- On a new install  I don't get a taskbar(panel) or kde menu - I only see
- one panel with just activitives on it - i.e only half a desktop...
+ [Impact]
+ If you have more than 1 display attached to the system during first login you end up with only 1 half configured panel on one display and with no panel on all other displays.
+ The initialization script assumes that the first panel is already there when setting up the panels for the additional displays and crashes when that's not the case.
+ More info on the IRC discussion:
+ http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/05/01/%23kubuntu-devel.html#t20:57
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 1) You need at least 2 displays connected to the PC (or 1 additional monitor attached to a notebook) before continuing
+ 2) Create a new user and login
+ 3) The primary display should have no panel at all, only one display should have a panel with an activity switcher widget on it.
+ 4) Install kubuntu-settings from raring-proposed
+ 5) reset the kde configuration by deleting ~/.kde
+ 6) log in again
+ You should now have properly set up panels on all displays.
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ Upstream also loads the first panel settings before setting up the desktops and other panels so it should be safe.
+ 
+ == Original description ==
+ On a new install  I don't get a taskbar(panel) or kde menu - I only see one panel with just activitives on it - i.e only half a desktop...
  
  This has occurred on multiple machines (all with Nvidia cards and dual
  monitors)
  
  I have to add the panel manually or I don't have a taskbar/menu - you
  have one panel with just the activity launcher.
  
  This occurs before installing the nvidia binary driver.
  
  It's happened on 3 different work stations (all dual monitor/nvidia)
  
  More info on this reddit thread
  
  http://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1d48wb/kubuntu_1304_released/
  
  == Workaround ==
- For those that need this to work before a fix is out and don't want to edit the panels by hand, edit 
+ For those that need this to work before a fix is out and don't want to edit the panels by hand, edit
  /usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde4-profile/default/share/apps/plasma-desktop/init/00-defaultLayout.js
- there replace 
+ there replace
  panel.height = panels()[i].height = screenGeometry(0).height > 1024 ? 35 : 27
- with 
+ with
  panel.height = screenGeometry(0).height > 1024 ? 35 : 27
  
  after that reset your kde configuration by removing ~/.kde (or at least
  the plasma config in there), login and you'll have properly set up
  panels.
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
+ ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: kde-workspace 4:4.10.2-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 30 10:54:50 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (3 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
- PackageArchitecture: all
- SourcePackage: kde-workspace
+ PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: kde-workspace
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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  Nvidia/Dual screen - No Taskbar/Kdemenu on default install Kubuntu
  13.04

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