5.1.3: multi monitor / multi plank dock setup no longer working.

[overcookedpanda]

Prerequisites

• I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates.

Describe the bug

After updating to 5.1.3, when I boot or login, my primary display had changed and I have 2 docks on a single monitor.

I was able to restore the primary monitor, but am unable to get a second instance of plank running on my 2nd monitor.

I have my ~/.config/plank/dock1 folder linked to ~/.config/plank/dock2 and a settings file inside the dock2 folder with Monitor=1. I am unsure if I previously had a settings file inside the dock1 folder, but I do not at this time.

This setup was working without issue prior to the update to 5.1.3 and I had a duplicated dock on each of my monitors.

I have set sh -c plank & plank -n dock2 to run at boot time to active the dual docks.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
I followed similar steps in this article for the setup that previously worked:
https://heathpaddock.com/2014/08/25/dual-docks-in-elementary-os/

Expected behavior

Two plank instances created, with identical dock icons, one on each physical monitor.

Platform Information

Please check what applies:

• I'm using the latest version from git that I've manually compiled
• I'm using the latest released stable version

Additional context

If there is a better solution to getting a duplicated dock running on each of monitors, I am open to it, it would be great if the OS had this functionality built-in.

[overcookedpanda]

As an update, I found a workaround, by going into the preferences of one of the docks, I was able to move it to the other monitor, and it seems to persist on logout/login now.

[akarasulu]

As an update, I found a workaround, by going into the preferences of one of the docks, I was able to move it to the other monitor, and it seems to persist on logout/login now.

Can you explain how you did that? Wondering if you used dconf-editor and if so which keys. Thanks!

[lenemter]

@akarasulu You can Ctrl+Right click on dock to open Plank Preferences.