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(Get the code!)
I'm hopeful that someone will help with a fix for this because fixing these
issues is the only way that open source development becomes a standard.
On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Michael B. Trausch <email address hidden>
wrote:
> Of a sort. All the required data structures for proper implementation is
> present to fix this bug. It's just a matter of knowing the size of N
> rectangles, where N is the number of displays.
>
> Chalk it up to upstreams desire to get away from a file-based desktop.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 26, 2016, at 5:49 AM, Zisu Andrei <email address hidden>
> wrote:
> >
> > I believe it's in the way multi-screen functionality is bolted on to X11
> >
> >> On Tue, 26 Apr 2016, 08:26 Brad, <email address hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> It would make sense to fix in a LTS release. If the issue is with Gnome
> >> then I don't see how Wayland/Mir will fix it.
> >>
> >> --
> >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> >> duplicate bug report (1159470).
> >> https:/
> >>
> >> Title:
> >> Multi-monitor - When using two displays with different vertical
> >> resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display
> >>
> >> Status in Ayatana Design:
> >> Fix Committed
> >> Status in Nautilus:
> >> Confirmed
> >> Status in Unity:
> >> Confirmed
> >> Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
> >> Triaged
> >>
> >> Bug description:
> >> On a Multi-Monitor setup, where the extended desktop is non-
> >> rectangular in shape (ie. the displays are of a different resolution,
> >> and their top/bottom/
> >> are placed in non-accessible areas when arranged using the menu option
> >> 'View-Organise Desktop by Name' from the Desktop.
> >>
> >> See the attached image. The top three desktop items are not
> >> accessible, and can only be seen in the Workspace Switcher.
> >>
> >> Please also refer to the 'Non-Rectangular Extended Desktops' section of
> >> the Multi-Monitor spec:
> >>
> >>
> https:/
> >>
> >> -------
> >>
> >> [Test Case]
> >> 1. Set up two monitors side by side
> >> 2. Set left monitor to a smaller vertical resolution than the right
> >> monitor
> >> 3. for i in $(seq 1 50) ; do touch file-${i} ; done
> >> 4. Right click on desktop to bring up context menu, then 'Organize
> >> Desktop by Name'
> >> 5. Should be: All icons from file-1 to file-50 (or as many fit on the
> >> screen) should be visible
> >> Is: Icons for files at the top and/or bottom of the arranged
> >> columns are not visible on any display
> >> 6. xrandr --output LVDS1 --off
> >> 7. Verify icons are arranged properly on the external monitor
> >> 8. Set up monitors one over the other
> >> 9. Verify icons are displayed in long columns spanning both displays
> >> with all icons shown
> >>
> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >> https:/
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> > duplicate bug report (408710).
> > https:/
> >
> > Title:
> > Multi-monitor - When using two displays with different vertical
> > resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display
> >
> > Status in Ayatana Design:
> > Fix Committed
> > Status in Nautilus:
> > Confirmed
> > Status in Unity:
> > Confirmed
> > Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
> > Triaged
> >
> > Bug description:
> > On a Multi-Monitor setup, where the extended desktop is non-
> > rectangular in shape (ie. the displays are of a different resolution,
> > and their top/bottom/
> > are placed in non-accessible areas when arranged using the menu option
> > 'View-Organise Desktop by Name' from the Desktop.
> >
> > See the attached image. The top three desktop items are not
> > accessible, and can only be seen in the Workspace Switcher.
> >
> > Please also refer to the 'Non-Rectangular Extended Desktops' section of
> the Multi-Monitor spec:
> >
> https:/
> >
> > -------
> >
> > [Test Case]
> > 1. Set up two monitors side by side
> > 2. Set left monitor to a smaller vertical resolution than the right
> monitor
> > 3. for i in $(seq 1 50) ; do touch file-${i} ; done
> > 4. Right click on desktop to bring up context menu, then 'Organize
> Desktop by Name'
> > 5. Should be: All icons from file-1 to file-50 (or as many fit on the
> screen) should be visible
> > Is: Icons for files at the top and/or bottom of the arranged
> columns are not visible on any display
> > 6. xrandr --output LVDS1 --off
> > 7. Verify icons are arranged properly on the external monitor
> > 8. Set up monitors one over the other
> > 9. Verify icons are displayed in long columns spanning both displays
> with all icons shown
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> > https:/
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https:/
>
> Title:
> Multi-monitor - When using two displays with different vertical
> resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> Fix Committed
> Status in Nautilus:
> Confirmed
> Status in Unity:
> Confirmed
> Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> On a Multi-Monitor setup, where the extended desktop is non-
> rectangular in shape (ie. the displays are of a different resolution,
> and their top/bottom/
> are placed in non-accessible areas when arranged using the menu option
> 'View-Organise Desktop by Name' from the Desktop.
>
> See the attached image. The top three desktop items are not
> accessible, and can only be seen in the Workspace Switcher.
>
> Please also refer to the 'Non-Rectangular Extended Desktops' section of
> the Multi-Monitor spec:
>
> https:/
>
> -------
>
> [Test Case]
> 1. Set up two monitors side by side
> 2. Set left monitor to a smaller vertical resolution than the right
> monitor
> 3. for i in $(seq 1 50) ; do touch file-${i} ; done
> 4. Right click on desktop to bring up context menu, then 'Organize
> Desktop by Name'
> 5. Should be: All icons from file-1 to file-50 (or as many fit on the
> screen) should be visible
> Is: Icons for files at the top and/or bottom of the arranged
> columns are not visible on any display
> 6. xrandr --output LVDS1 --off
> 7. Verify icons are arranged properly on the external monitor
> 8. Set up monitors one over the other
> 9. Verify icons are displayed in long columns spanning both displays
> with all icons shown
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https:/
>