[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-19 Thread Sebastien Bacher
the log has "Performance warning: Async animation disabled because frame size (1642, 20) is bigger than the viewport (1464, 837) or the visual rectangle (1642, 20) is larger than the max allowable value (17895698)" unsure if that's the issue though... ** Package changed: unity-control-center

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-19 Thread Springnuts
Seeing as the log file refers to a failure to open '/home/simon/.local/share/recently-used.xbel' I looked that file up. Using 'sudo nautilus' to open a file manager I found it and opened it: it reads as below the line of asterisks. I looked at its permissions and it states: Owner - Root - Read

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-19 Thread Springnuts
After being opened with files and gedit as above the file has been modified and reads: http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-bookmarks; xmlns:mime="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info; > http://freedesktop.org;> gedit

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-19 Thread Springnuts
Thank you. Unity7.log reads: Performance warning: Async animation disabled because frame size (1642, 20) is bigger than the viewport (1464, 837) or the visual rectangle (1642, 20) is larger than the max allowable value (17895698) [span] Performance warning: Async animation disabled because

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-17 Thread Sebastien Bacher
seems like the second monitor gets correctly activated ... could you add your ~/.cache/upstart/unity7.log to the bug after enabling the external screen? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-16 Thread Springnuts
Good evening Sebastien, and thank you. With the monitor connected and set to on with the software switch the output is as below. Regards, Simon.: simon@simon-HP-ProBook-455-G2:~$ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2646 x 1024, maximum 16384 x 16384 VGA-0 connected 1280x1024+1366+0

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-13 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Thank you for your bug report. What's the output of the "xrandr" command when the external monitor is connected/configured? ** Changed in: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-03 Thread Springnuts
** Attachment added: "Screenshot 1" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1577701/+attachment/4654268/+files/1.png ** Attachment removed: "2.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1577701/+attachment/4654267/+files/2.png --

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-03 Thread Springnuts
I have a video showing the behaviour, but it is 135MB. Can upload if required. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577701 Title: Cannot use external monitor

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-03 Thread Springnuts
** Attachment added: "screenshot 2" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1577701/+attachment/4654269/+files/2.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1577701] Re: Cannot use external monitor

2016-05-03 Thread Springnuts
** Attachment added: "2.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1577701/+attachment/4654267/+files/2.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu.