[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player

2020-06-25 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Thanks for pointing that out. That sounds relevant to bug 1885026 and this one... In the case of this bug it explains why the fractional scaling value is not persisted -- because the virtual monitor resolution has changed. Mutter considers that a different display configuration and so won't keep

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player

2020-06-25 Thread Niels Keurentjes
I think I just found out the real issue, and that information is not going to help you because it will contain seemingly random indicators depending on how I size my windows. VMware Player, like most virtualization software, runs windowed by default, and that window is dynamically resizeable. Now

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player

2020-06-24 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Thanks. For this bug, please: 1. Set a fractional scale value and close Settings. 2. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'before.xml'. 3. Reboot and log in. Make sure the bug occurs. 4. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'after.xml'. 4. Run this command:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player

2020-06-24 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Thanks. For this bug, please: 1. Set a fractional scale value and close Settings. 2. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'before.xml'. 3. Reboot and log in. Make sure the bug occurs. 4. Take a copy of ~/.config/monitors.xml and name it 'after.xml'. 5. Run this command: