Thanks for the poke. Unfortunately, I won't be able to try and repro on Trusty until mid February. :/
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656855 Title: Desktop icons and the mouse may reside in areas that are covered by no monitor. Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I'm extending my laptop monitor with a native resolution of 1366×768 with an external display with a native resolution of 1280×1024. This situation is poorly handled. Here's a representation of my setup, which I mirrored in the Monitor configuration: ╔════════╤════════╗ ║░░░░░░░░│▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║░░░░░░░░│▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ╟────────┘▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ║▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓┌───────╢ ║▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│░░░░░░░║ ╚═════════╧═══════╝ ▓ laptop monitor ▒ external monitor ░ area that is not covered by any monitor ═ shape of the virtual desktop ─ shape of the area that is actually covered by monitors The ░ area should not be eligible for mouse placement and desktop icon placement, but it is in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 under GNOME (including Unity). Other desktop systems may also be affected but I didn't try them all. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: gnome (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Oct 8 13:40:37 2010 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: meta-gnome2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/656855/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
