Bug#492457: Regression: Dual head screen size detection broken after upgrade

Julien Cristau jcristau at debian.org
Sun Jul 27 06:41:38 PDT 2008


On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 15:12:58 +0200, Tobias Diedrich wrote:

> Alex Deucher wrote:
> 
> > This is probably due to a change in default xrandr mode selection
> > policy in the two xserver versions you are using.
> > 
> > 
> > > (However fluxbox still thinks the desktop is 1600x1200, for example when
> > > maximizing windows, but I suspect this is a fluxbox bug?)
> > >
> > 
> > Since you are using a clone mode, fluxbox is getting it's geometry
> > from the 1600x1200 screen.
> 
> Well, it's not exatcly clone mode if the second screen is set up
> using "xrandr --output VGA-0 --auto --right-of DVI-0"? :)
> 
Fluxbox doesn't respond to screen geometry changes, so it needs to be
restarted to update its view of the geometry (for example using the
'Restart' entry in the menu).

Cheers,
Julien





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