I believe it's in the way multi-screen functionality is bolted on to X11 On Tue, 26 Apr 2016, 08:26 Brad, <360...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> It would make sense to fix in a LTS release. If the issue is with Gnome > then I don't see how Wayland/Mir will fix it. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1159470). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360970 > > Title: > Multi-monitor - When using two displays with different vertical > resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display > > Status in Ayatana Design: > Fix Committed > Status in Nautilus: > Confirmed > Status in Unity: > Confirmed > Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > On a Multi-Monitor setup, where the extended desktop is non- > rectangular in shape (ie. the displays are of a different resolution, > and their top/bottom/left/right edges are not aligned), desktop icons > are placed in non-accessible areas when arranged using the menu option > 'View-Organise Desktop by Name' from the Desktop. > > See the attached image. The top three desktop items are not > accessible, and can only be seen in the Workspace Switcher. > > Please also refer to the 'Non-Rectangular Extended Desktops' section of > the Multi-Monitor spec: > > https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1aHvJ-iIw-59bXTYBmIhQqEx0za2h9jpFE_RhZ2VOvJc/edit#bookmark=id.yph05n82oeff > > -------------------------------------------------- > > [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 > 6. xrandr --output LVDS1 --off > 7. Verify icons are arranged properly on the external monitor > 8. Set up monitors one over the other > 9. Verify icons are displayed in long columns spanning both displays > with all icons shown > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/360970/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360970 Title: Multi-monitor - When using two displays with different vertical resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/360970/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
