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Re: Multimonitor support
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Sergii Stoian |
Subject: |
Re: Multimonitor support |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:42:28 +0200 |
Hi,
> On 19 Feb 2020, at 00:23, Johannes Brakensiek <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Am 08.02.20 um 16:09 schrieb Fred Kiefer:
>> lease feel free to test what did improve for your laptop setup.
>> As I wrote we expect that this get better for everybody. Maybe after a short
>> hiccup phase in the beginning. I already had to commit a small fix for
>> Sergii’s changes. But as I don’t have a multi monitor setup, I won’t see any
>> of the benefits.
>> What should be tested now is for example centering a window on a screen.
>> This should only take the current monitor into account not the complete
>> virtual screen.
>
> I was really looking forward for these changes and wanted to test them.
>
> I don't know if this is the right place to report issues, but for me multi
> monitor support seems to not work as expected.
>
> I compiled and installed libs-gui and libs-back from latest git master.
>
> I have a second screen on the right of my main screen. This screen is smaller
> than the main screen and it is positioned a little below the main screen.
>
> When I open an app, GWorkspace fe., the app icon is placed outside of the
> view of the main screen (due to the fact that the virtual screen is a little
> bit greater because the second screen is placed below the first). This just
> behaves as I was used to it: When I place both screens at the same level next
> to each other the app icon is shown.
>
> The same happens to the app menu when you use macOS menu style. If the left
> screen is placed lower than the right screen I won't see the parts of the
> menu which contain the clickable items, because they are placed outside of
> the view of the left screen.
>
> Same applies to dialogs (fe. when I quit GWorkspace): They are not centered
> in relation to the sizes of the current monitor but are placed far right - at
> the center of the virtual screen.
>
> Is there anything I have to do to make the new changes take effect?
>
> I'm using Ubuntu Mate 19.10.
>
> $ X -version
>
> X.Org X Server 1.20.5
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 4.4.0-165-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
> Current Operating System: Linux 5.3.0-29-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 17
> 17:27:26 UTC 2020 x86_64
> Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.3.0-29-generic
> processor.max_cstate=2 vt.handoff=7
> Build Date: 08 October 2019 09:43:30AM
> xorg-server 2:1.20.5+git20191008-0ubuntu1 (For technical support please see
> http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
> Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
>
> Thank you for your support
> Johannes
>
Thank you for your report. I understand where problem is. I’ll look into it.
Sergii
Re: Multimonitor support, Sergii Stoian, 2020/02/08