openbox does not maximize to full window size with saved larger resolutoin

[Lyn Perrine]

To reproduce install lubuntu in a kvm vm with vmvga boot in lubuntu save a larger resolution than the default 800x600 for vmvga like 1440x900 in lxrandr in prefreces monitor settings. Launch any window and then and then use press the maxize button in lxde to make the window maximized it will not use the entire space like a maximized window should look.

openbox:
  Installed: 3.6.1-1
  Candidate: 3.6.1-1
  Version table:
 *** 3.6.1-1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily-proposed/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.5.2-8 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/universe amd64 Packages
Description: Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch)
Release: 15.10
I expected the maximize button to make the window take all space on the montior but not the panel instaed it only used part of the panel.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: openbox 3.6.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3
Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Wed Aug 12 15:30:38 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-09 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150809)
SourcePackage: openbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Lyn Perrine (walterorlin)]

Size of the maximized window after running this. Running the command openbox --restart gets the windows to maximize to the correct size.

[Lyn Perrine (walterorlin)]

This happens both with and without proposed enabled on wily.

[Lyn Perrine (walterorlin)]

workaround #2 setting an xrandr in defualt apps for lxsession causes windows to maximize normally instead of the save button in lxrandr which executes and autostart xrandr script.

An easy way to get an xrandr command line if you don't want to set it up by hand is the arandr package has a command called unxrandr that will get your current monitor settings and put them into default apps for lxsession in the core application tab.

[Mateusz Łukasik (mati75)]

Can you check on clean openbox session?

[Lyn Perrine (walterorlin)]

I can reproduce this in a plain openbox session but only with lxpanel on the top monitor of multimonitor setup in both lxde and plain openbox. If I move the lxpanel to the bottom monitor I can work aroudn this and it does not happen but openbox does not seem to be reserving space for lxpanel on the top monitor. Is there another panel I shold check to see if this is not a bug eslewhere? The external monitor is higher res and on a higher part of my desk so placing it above is natural and having a longer panel means I can see the taskbar more.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Possibly related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openbox/+bug/1809201 which is impacting releases up to focal/20.04 (if not later) today with Lubuntu/LXQt

A support issue today (focal, LXQt) had me notice this.