Impossible to resize window to span dual screen

Bug #878021 reported by Peter De Maeyer
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unity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Since: oneiric
System: 32-bit pae kernel + NVidia + dual screen

Steps to reproduce:
* Open any app, for example gedit
* Drag the window into the top left corner of the left screen ("unmaximize" if needed)
* Now drag the window open to the bottom right of the right screen

Expected:
* Window can be resized to span both screens fully

What actually happens:
* When you come near the right edge of the right screen while dragging, the window suddenly resizes to half a screen (screenshot1.png)
* It is only possible to resize the window to _almost_ span both screens, as long as you stay a centimeter or so away from the edges (screenshot2.png)

I would really like the resize functionality again. Since there is no "maximize across dual screen" button, manually resizing is the only option for dual-screen users. And now since oneiric even that doesn't work.

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Peter De Maeyer (peter-de-maeyer) wrote :
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Peter De Maeyer (peter-de-maeyer) wrote :

This is about as far as I can resize...

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Roman Yepishev (rye) wrote :

This can be reproduced on a single monitor setup too - resizing windows to the edge of the screen cause the window to be resized as if the window was dragged to the edge.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
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Roman Yepishev (rye) wrote :

So, resizing to fullscreen when one of the window edges is nearing the workspace edge is fixed.

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