Kubuntu 10.10 application launching - dual monitor

[Bruce Healey]

Binary package hint: xorg

I have a dual monitor system (NVIDIA FX1100), running Kubuntu 10.10 with the nouveau driver. I have an x-window on each monitor. The "primary" monitor is the left one. After log-in, the first application started always appears on the right monitor. I can defeat this by scrolling between desktops 1 and 2 before the first application launches, then it goes to the left one. After launching the first application, all other launches go to the screen I would expect them to.

I had this problem on kubuntu 10.04 with FX1100 with nvidia-glx-173 drivers and on 9.10 and 9.04 with dual NVIDIA FX5200s with nvidia-glx-173 drivers.

I am not using compiz or special screen effects. I have tried turning on and off the "restore session at log-in" - no change.

I don't think this is a nouveau issue as I also had the problem with various nvidia drivers. I think the xorg version is 1.7.5.

This is only a very minor problem but as I usually start my system with the right monitor off, it is very annoying.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

The window manager controls where windows appear, so this bug should be troubleshot from a kde/kwin perspective first.

If you can reproduce the issue on gnome, feel free to reassign to X, but remember to always attach your log files. 'ubuntu-bug' and 'apport-collect' are your friends. :-)

[Harald Sitter (apachelogger)]

Hi Bruce!

Thanks for reporting this bug! Your bug seems to be a problem with the KDE program itself, and not with our KDE packages. While we appreciate your issue, it would be better if it was tracked at https://bugs.kde.org, so that the KDE developers can deal with this speedily and have direct communication with you as the reporter for more effective debugging.

Thanks!