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Message #149815
[Bug 889466] Re: dead desktop area using dual monitors with different resolution
Reproduced on Precise using Unity with a LVDS and external monitor.
Updated description to define test case.
Thanks for reporting this bug, possibly it is something that needs
solved in the window manager rather than X, but it does seem to be
deadspace-related so will leave it filed against xserver until it's
clearer how this should be addressed.
Two separate issues were reported, the second being a similar but
unrelated problem with compiz hotspots. We request that each issue be
filed as a different bug report. I'm narrowing this bug report to focus
on the first issue; please file a separate bug report (against compiz)
about the second problem (I'm not entirely sure how to reproduce it, so
it would help if you also wrote a more detailed description of it.)
** Description changed:
- while this long standing problem has been mitigated with some previous
- work and patches (eg: #389519) at least keeping the mouse away from the
- dead area, the desktop behaviour is far from being precise still.
+ [Test Case]
+ 1. Set up two monitors side by side
+ 2. Set left monitor to a smaller vertical resolution than the right monitor
+ 3. for i in $(seq 1 50) ; do touch file-${i} ; done
+ 4. Right click on desktop to bring up context menu, then 'Organize Desktop by Name'
+ 5. Should be: All icons from file-1 to file-50 (or as many fit on the screen) should be visible
+ Is: Icons for files at the top and/or bottom of the arranged columns are not visible on any display
+
+ [Original Report]
+ while this long standing problem has been mitigated with some previous work and patches (eg: #389519) at least keeping the mouse away from the dead area, the desktop behaviour is far from being precise still.
when using a couple of monitors with different vertical resolution,
icons can easily get lost on the shortest monitor, to reproduce the bug
just put on the shortest monitor enough icons to exceed a single
column, click on the desktop with the right mouse button and then
"organize desktop by name".
another issue is with compiz corner hotspots bindings, they are never
triggered if there's a dead area above or below them, it depends on
where your shortest display is aligned in respect of the tallest (top or
bottom margin), to reproduce try for example to bind the "Show Desktop"
action on a corner of the shortest display.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
---
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,snap,gnomecompat,imgpng,mousepoll,compiztoolbox,wall,grid,move,obs,regex,place,unitymtgrabhandles,resize,animation,workarounds,session,fade,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
fglrx, 8.902, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.1.6, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1601]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=93cfa569-59f6-4894-8653-97e9e1060ad8 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Tags: oneiric running-unity ubuntu compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers www-data
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.11
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1601
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 58.1F
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU03411W4
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.11:bd07/08/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv3NotebookPC:pvr05A0110000203010000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1601:rvr58.1F:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 05A0110000203010000020100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low => Medium
** Tags added: precise
** Description changed:
+ [Problem]
+ When using two displays with different vertical resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display.
+
[Test Case]
1. Set up two monitors side by side
2. Set left monitor to a smaller vertical resolution than the right monitor
3. for i in $(seq 1 50) ; do touch file-${i} ; done
4. Right click on desktop to bring up context menu, then 'Organize Desktop by Name'
5. Should be: All icons from file-1 to file-50 (or as many fit on the screen) should be visible
- Is: Icons for files at the top and/or bottom of the arranged columns are not visible on any display
+ Is: Icons for files at the top and/or bottom of the arranged columns are not visible on any display
[Original Report]
while this long standing problem has been mitigated with some previous work and patches (eg: #389519) at least keeping the mouse away from the dead area, the desktop behaviour is far from being precise still.
when using a couple of monitors with different vertical resolution,
icons can easily get lost on the shortest monitor, to reproduce the bug
just put on the shortest monitor enough icons to exceed a single
column, click on the desktop with the right mouse button and then
"organize desktop by name".
another issue is with compiz corner hotspots bindings, they are never
triggered if there's a dead area above or below them, it depends on
where your shortest display is aligned in respect of the tallest (top or
bottom margin), to reproduce try for example to bind the "Show Desktop"
action on a corner of the shortest display.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
---
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,snap,gnomecompat,imgpng,mousepoll,compiztoolbox,wall,grid,move,obs,regex,place,unitymtgrabhandles,resize,animation,workarounds,session,fade,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
fglrx, 8.902, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.1.6, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1601]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=93cfa569-59f6-4894-8653-97e9e1060ad8 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Tags: oneiric running-unity ubuntu compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers www-data
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.11
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1601
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 58.1F
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU03411W4
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.11:bd07/08/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv3NotebookPC:pvr05A0110000203010000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1601:rvr58.1F:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 05A0110000203010000020100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
** Summary changed:
- dead desktop area using dual monitors with different resolution
+ When using two displays with different vertical resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display.
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