Public bug reported: We need to add code (somewhere), to ensure that the Display Settings dialog, always launches into the the Monitor (and workspace) from which the launch was initiated. Here's why:
Today, after plugging in an external monitor, Ubuntu added it just fine, but the monitor complained about not having a signal; the resolution to the monitor was set too high. I attempted to configure the monitor by going to: System Settings > Display However, the Display settings dialog launched into the the *non- functioning* monitor. So, I unplugged that monitor, and then the Display Settings dialog returned to my laptop's native monitor, BUT, it wouldn't show the external monitor because it was obviously now unplugged! As soon as I again plug in the external monitor, the Display settings dialog gets moved to that non functioning monitor (again) and then it is therefore inaccessible for configuring that monitor. All I needed to do was reduce the resolution Ubuntu was telling that external monitor to display at, but Unity always moves the Display settings dialog to the non-functioning monitor I'm trying to configure! So, in the case of the Display settings dialog, this is one dialog where we must ensure that it gets launched into a monitor that is functioning. That's why it should launch to the monitor and workspace from which the launch was initiated, because that's the one that's obviously working, right? There are more general bug reports that discuss this type of undesired behavior in a number of other applications: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/754508 However, this bug report is explicitly emphasizing that it is crucial for the "Display Settings" dialog to remain on the monitor and workspace that it is was launched from. --- ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-02 (32 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130401) MarkForUpload: True NonfreeKernelModules: wl Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.6.4-0ubuntu8 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 Tags: raring Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom debian-tor dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo ** Affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-collected raring ** Summary changed: - Need to Ensure Launches to Source Monitor + Display Settings Dialog Must Launch to Where Launch was initiated ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: We need to add code (somewhere), to ensure that the Display Settings dialog, always launches into the the Monitor (and workspace) from which the launch was initiated. Here's why: Today, after plugging in an external monitor, Ubuntu added it just fine, but the monitor complained about not having a signal; the resolution to the monitor was set too high. I attempted to configure the monitor by going to: System Settings > Display However, the Display settings dialog launched into the the *non- functioning* monitor. So, I unplugged that monitor, and then the Display Settings dialog returned to my laptop's native monitor, BUT, it wouldn't show the external monitor because it was obviously now unplugged! As soon as I again plug in the external monitor, the Display settings dialog gets moved to that non functioning monitor (again) and then it is therefore inaccessible for configuring that monitor. All I needed to do was reduce the resolution Ubuntu was telling that external monitor to display at, but Unity always moves the Display settings dialog to the non-functioning monitor I'm trying to configure! So, in the case of the Display settings dialog, this is one dialog where we must ensure that it gets launched into a monitor that is functioning. That's why it should launch to the monitor and workspace from which the launch was initiated, because that's the one that's obviously working, right? - There are more general bug reports that discuss this type of undesired behavior in a number of other applications: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/754508 However, this bug report is explicitly emphasizing that it is crucial for the "Display Settings" dialog to remain on the monitor and workspace - that it is launched from. + that it is was launched from. ** Tags added: raring ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: We need to add code (somewhere), to ensure that the Display Settings dialog, always launches into the the Monitor (and workspace) from which the launch was initiated. Here's why: Today, after plugging in an external monitor, Ubuntu added it just fine, but the monitor complained about not having a signal; the resolution to the monitor was set too high. I attempted to configure the monitor by going to: System Settings > Display However, the Display settings dialog launched into the the *non- functioning* monitor. So, I unplugged that monitor, and then the Display Settings dialog returned to my laptop's native monitor, BUT, it wouldn't show the external monitor because it was obviously now unplugged! As soon as I again plug in the external monitor, the Display settings dialog gets moved to that non functioning monitor (again) and then it is therefore inaccessible for configuring that monitor. All I needed to do was reduce the resolution Ubuntu was telling that external monitor to display at, but Unity always moves the Display settings dialog to the non-functioning monitor I'm trying to configure! So, in the case of the Display settings dialog, this is one dialog where we must ensure that it gets launched into a monitor that is functioning. That's why it should launch to the monitor and workspace from which the launch was initiated, because that's the one that's obviously working, right? There are more general bug reports that discuss this type of undesired behavior in a number of other applications: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/754508 - However, this bug report is explicitly emphasizing that it is crucial - for the "Display Settings" dialog to remain on the monitor and workspace - that it is was launched from. + However, this bug report is explicitly emphasizing that it is crucial for the "Display Settings" dialog to remain on the monitor and workspace that it is was launched from. + --- + ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 + Architecture: amd64 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 + InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-02 (32 days ago) + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130401) + MarkForUpload: True + NonfreeKernelModules: wl + Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.6.4-0ubuntu8 + PackageArchitecture: amd64 + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 + Tags: raring + Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 + UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) + UserGroups: adm cdrom debian-tor dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176449 Title: Display Settings Dialog Must Launch to Where Launch was initiated To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1176449/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
