The problem arises because despite telling the display setting configurator to clone two displays (laptop lcd plus external samsung monitor), monitors.xml contains x=0 for the primary display and x=1366 for the secondary display. So I get adjacent displays after reboot or re-login. Setting it to clone again through the display settings gives me a cloned display for the session. However, the cloning may stop suddenly in the middle of a window switching operation (as mentioned above)
What did I do: 1. modified x to make it equal to zero for the secondary display However, after logging out and logging back in I noticed that the displays were back to default behaviour (adjacent) So i further 2. downloaded the script at http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/74-ubuntu/309-ubuntu-dual-display- monitor-position-lost to ensure that the displays are cloned after the gnome session starts Attaching a copy of the backup of the monitors.xml file (monitors.xml~) to illustrate the problem This is a bug in my view and should be fixed fast because it makes work difficult. This applies to Unity as much as to Gnome?field.comment=The problem arises because despite telling the display setting configurator to clone two displays (laptop lcd plus external samsung monitor), monitors.xml contains x=0 for the primary display and x=1366 for the secondary display. So I get adjacent displays after reboot or re-login. Setting it to clone again through the display settings gives me a cloned display for the session. However, the cloning may stop suddenly in the middle of a window switching operation (as mentioned above) What did I do: 1. modified x to make it equal to zero for the secondary display However, after logging out and logging back in I noticed that the displays were back to default behaviour (adjacent) So i further 2. downloaded the script at http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/74-ubuntu/309-ubuntu-dual-display- monitor-position-lost to ensure that the displays are cloned after the gnome session starts Attaching a copy of the backup of the monitors.xml file (monitors.xml~) to illustrate the problem This is a bug in my view and should be fixed fast because it makes work difficult. This applies to Unity as much as to Gnome ** Attachment added: "monitors.xml~" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1310313/+attachment/4103970/+files/monitors.xml%7E -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310313 Title: Dual monitor configuration not saved ( To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1310313/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
