It seems clear that at least analog hardware users who require panning and want or need to stick to FOSS solutions need to stick to out of support Xorg versions and/or out of support drivers, and/or ancient gfxchip technology (e.g. MGA), and/or cheap (and usually slow) hardware (e.g. # XGI Technology Inc. (eXtreme Graphics Innovation) Z7/Z9 (XG20 core), a slug at 24 bit, tolerable at 16 bit as long as not extending the desktop virtually as panning was made to do). It looks like users of supported FOSS software versions and modern competent gfxchips are out of options other than acquiring (digital?) displays big enough, or acquiring additional (digital?) video ports and (digital?) displays, to cover their otherwise virtual needs.
-- 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/883319 Title: xrandr --scale restricts area in which mouse moves Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “xorg-server” source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in “xorg-server” source package in Quantal: Fix Released Status in “xorg-server” source package in Raring: Fix Released Bug description: SRU Request: [IMPACT] A bug in the version of xorg-server in precise prevents users from scaling screen resolution. When attempting to do so, as was possible in Natty and earlier, and which is possible in Quantal+, the mouse pointer remains locked inside the old resolution. This prevents users of small screens such as netbooks from scaling to a greater screen resolution. [Test Case] - On a netbook with intel chipset, such as a Dell Mini 9 or 10, scale the display by using the following command: xrandr --output LVDS1 --panning 1280x750 --scale 1.25x1.25 See if the mouse moves correctly to all screen extremities, and is not confined by a transparent border at 1024x600 [Regression Potential] This is fixed with a patch backported from the xorg-server version in Quantal. In theory it should just affect screen which are scaled and panned, which is uncommon. If so, the patch can be backed out. Original Bug Description: in kubuntu (and ubuntu) 11.04 i used to enlarge my laptop screen like so xrandr --output LVDS1 --scale 1.2x1.2 this worked fine: the desktop scaled to larger size correctly . After upgrading to 11.10, in kde the desktop still resizes correctly, but the movement of the mouse is restricted to an area equal to the screen size *before* issuing the scaling command. .. Ie let's say the mode is 1366x768 and I do xrandr --output LVDS1 --scale 1.2x1.2 the screen size changes to 1640x922 but the mouse moves in an area the size of 1366x768 in the top left of the screen and then 'hits a wall' preventing it to move. I also tried ubuntu 11.10 with gnome: here the screen also resizes, but I have the same issue with the mouse, and the extended area of the desktop is black... Some time ago there was a similar issue, which was resolved later. Now it seems to be back... jos@samsungsucks:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 jos@samsungsucks:~$ xrandr --version xrandr program version 1.3.5 Server reports RandR version 1.3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/883319/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
