Public bug reported: Using Ubuntu 16.04.1, and lightdm 1.18.2-0ubuntu2 during login, lightdm does not respect my multi monitor settings. In my user session, my external monitor is on the left, the laptop monitor right. On the login screen, it's the other way round, external right, laptop left, which does not respect my physical setting.
This leads to wrapping the mouse around the edges awkwardly, and seems to produce bugs like flickering and displaying crap of a buffer (see Bug 850885) during transition to the user session. I know that lightdm does not respect the ~/.config/monitors.xml file, and that file could be copied to /etc - but this seems weird to me. I propose to add a setting in unity-control-center -> Displays (needs to be unlocked like in user settings) th "use that configuration on login screen". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: lightdm 1.18.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Aug 18 06:52:29 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-24 (24 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Summary changed: - lightdm multi monitor on wrong side + lightdm multi monitor layout does not respect user setting -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614365 Title: lightdm multi monitor layout does not respect user setting Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Using Ubuntu 16.04.1, and lightdm 1.18.2-0ubuntu2 during login, lightdm does not respect my multi monitor settings. In my user session, my external monitor is on the left, the laptop monitor right. On the login screen, it's the other way round, external right, laptop left, which does not respect my physical setting. This leads to wrapping the mouse around the edges awkwardly, and seems to produce bugs like flickering and displaying crap of a buffer (see Bug 850885) during transition to the user session. I know that lightdm does not respect the ~/.config/monitors.xml file, and that file could be copied to /etc - but this seems weird to me. I propose to add a setting in unity-control-center -> Displays (needs to be unlocked like in user settings) th "use that configuration on login screen". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: lightdm 1.18.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Aug 18 06:52:29 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-24 (24 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1614365/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp