Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xorg
If a second account is created and set to use a lower screen resolution
than the first account, logging into the first account will work, but
the screen will "scroll" when the mouse is moved to the edge of the
screen. I have seen this happen in Dapper with a 3DFX VooDoo 3 3000 and
in Edgy with an NVidia Geforce2 MX (on otherwise the exact same
machine). The work around is to reboot after logging in to the lower
resolution account.
To reproduce:
1. Start with a fresh install of Edgy or Dapper (in my case with the original
default resolution being 1280 x 1024).
2. Create a second account. (In my case, this account has identical group
membership to the first. The first account's primary group is "bill". I made
the second account also have the primary group "bill" rather than its own group.
3. Reboot and log into the new account.
4. From the Gnome menu select System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution
5. In the Screen Resolution Preferences dialog, set the resolution to 1024x768
(note that while attempting to set up this account, I originally had it set to
640x480 for a day or so).
6. Check the box "Make default for this computer".
7. Log out. (Uncertain if it might be necessary to reboot.)
8. Log back into the first account.
9. Move the mouse cursor all the way to one of the sides. The screen would
scroll (probably as it might if on a virtual resolution of 1280x1024 but an
actual screen res of 1024x768).
Note: In my case the account was created on Dapper with the 3dfx card.
I upgraded to edgy, switched to the nvidia card, and the bug was still
present.
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Edgy & Dapper: Lower Resolution on one account interferes with another
https://launchpad.net/bugs/64121
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