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[ Enhancement] Answer Linux screen layout from cookbook

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Description

Type of Issues (Enhancement, Error, Bug, Question)

Answer to question in cookbook, hopefully "Enhancement"

Operating System

Linux (Debian, KDE)

Python version

Python 3.7.7

PySimpleGUI Port and Version

PySimpleGUI Version: '4.32.1 Released 17-Nov-2020'
tkinter version: 8.6.10

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Description of Problem / Question / Details

In https://pysimplegui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cookbook/ you ask for test in Linux:

I don't know if this technique works on Linux

My answer for my setup: yes, it does in Linux. But (0,0) is always assigned to the leftmost screen, independent of main screen (that with the task bar, assigned by the --primary command):
xrandr --output LVDS-1 --primary --auto --output DP-2 --left-of LVDS-1 --auto # [0,0]External [1920,0]Internal
xrandr --output LVDS-1 --primary --auto --output DP-2 --right-of LVDS-1 --auto # [0,0]Internal [1600,0]External

Also in KDE configuration, the left most screen gets automatically the first coordinate assigned to zero.

Code To Duplicate

simply the recipe window with the parameter location=(1680,80)

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Research direction

Start with the Linux screen-layout section of the cookbook linked in the issue and reproduce the recipe window using location=(1680,80) with the described xrandr layouts. Document the observed (0,0) behavior and coordinate convention for Linux, with the cookbook answer matching the reported Debian/KDE setup.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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