xrandr causes gnome bottom panel to go to top

[Will]

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
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.30-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic i686

[Will (opensource-williamcyap)]

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).

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue is due to the changes on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=562944