[ialwaysforgetm]

That is a software decision. The nice thing about DisplayPort is that now we can find out if the monitor is on or off and connected or not. It is software's decision to move everything away when the monitor is off but still plugged. I agree this is a bad decision.

[mjevans]

The correct thing to do is likely to //ask// the user what they want, on one of the working screens.

[tinus_hn]

If the alternative is waiting for 3 seconds, bothering the user is a bad thing to do.

[manderley]

They absolutely could add a settings toggle. This has been a huge annoyance since DP and HDMI arrived at the scene.