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[Captain Chaos <727928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I installed Oneiric Ocelot, and the problem still exists. It is still
the case that:

* I have to use the proprietary NVidia driver because the open source driver STILL does not support multiple cards.
* I have to enable Xinerama to be able to drag windows between monitors. If I don't I get completely separate desktops.
* If Xinerama is enabled 3D effects don't work. Ubuntu apparently doesn't realise this and still tries to use the "Ubuntu" (in other words Unity 3D) session by default, which doesn't work (it just hangs), leaving me unable to log in.
* I have to install and use the GNOME Classic (no effects) session to be able to log in at all.
* Which STILL moves every full screen window that opens to my left monitor instead of the center one.

Why is it so hard to get Ubuntu to leave my windows alone and let them
stay on the monitor on which it opens?!

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Title:
  Upon starting a program full screen, the window is immediately moved
  to the wrong monitor

Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: metacity

  On a multi-monitor system, when starting a program which starts full
  screen (such as Firefox or Thunderbird, if you closed them while being
  full screen), the window is immediately whisked away and moved to the
  wrong monitor. This is extremely irritating. I am forever having to
  drag windows back to the monitor I want them to be displayed on, and
  on which they initially opened.

  I'm guessing that it's metacity which is doing this (I'm not using
  desktop effects), but if that is wrong please let me know which
  package it should be!

  More details: I have two NVidia Geforce 8800 GTX cards, and three
  monitors. My middle monitor is connected to the first card, the other
  two to the second card. I'm using the proprietary NVidia driver with
  Xinerama enabled in order to be able to use all three screens as one
  desktop. I shall attach my xorg.conf file for the exact configuration.

  It doesn't happen for every program. For instance, gedit also
  remembers when you closed it while it was full screen, and opens full
  screen again, but it stays on the monitor it opens op. It happens
  consistently for Firefox and Thunderbird at least.

  Initially, the window opens on the monitor the mouse is on, as
  expected, but within a fraction of a second, it is moved to the left
  monitor. It always moves to the left monitor, never another one. It
  also only seems to happen the first time the window gets the focus.
  Usually that is right away, but occasionally the window will open
  behind another window, stay where it is, and then jump to the left
  monitor when I first move my mouse over it.

  Please let me know how I can help debug this problem!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: metacity 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Mar  2 18:35:56 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: metacity

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