xrandr causes gnome bottom panel to go to top
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GNOME Panel |
Confirmed
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Medium
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gnome-panel (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
I am using a fresh install of Karmic Alpha 5 updated to Sept. 10.
Switching between 2 displays works fine when I use System / Preferences / Display.
However, when I use a command such as
xrandr --output VGA1 --off ; xrandr --output LVDS1 --preferred
the bottom gnome panel will change 'Orientation' to 'Top'. I can always reset 'Orientation' to 'Bottom', but the problem is always repeatable using xrandr.
The problem occurs regardless of whether I switch from LVDS1 to VGA1 or vice versa. I never had this problem in Intrepid.
Some additional testing: If I switch the laptop lcd off and then back on (xrandr --output LVDS1 --off ; xrandr --output LVDS1 --preferred), I get the same results.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 10 10:45:41 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.27.92-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic i686
affects: | ubuntu → gnome-panel (Ubuntu) |
Changed in gnome-panel: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gnome-panel: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in gnome-panel: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
I've resolved the problem, at least for my personal use.
If I turn the 2nd monitor on first, and turn the 1st monitor off after, I have no problem:
xrandr --output LVDS1 --preferred ; xrandr --output VGA1 --off
There is still a problem when I turn the 1st monitor off first before turning the 2nd monitor on (meaning both monitors are off for a fraction of a second).