In multi-monitor mode, some files aren't visible on the desktop

[Péter Trombitás]

Maybe this affects unity also, but I can't get multi-monitors working in normal unity.
My problem is that it's unclear how files are on the desktops. Some are visible on one desktop (monitor), sometimes some are on the other, but everything is random.

trombipeti@trombipeti-Precise-usb:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 2304 x 1024, maximum 4096 x 4096
LVDS1 connected 1024x768+0+256 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768 60.0*+
   800x600 60.3 56.2
   640x480 59.9
VGA1 connected 1280x1024+1024+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
   1280x1024 60.0*+ 75.0
   1280x960 60.0
   1152x864 75.0 70.0
   1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
   832x624 74.6
   800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
   640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
   720x400 70.1
TV1 unknown connection (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   848x480 59.9 +
   640x480 59.9 +
   1024x768 59.9
   800x600 59.9

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity-2d 5.7.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic-pae 3.2.11
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 21 19:02:45 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120112)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: unity-2d
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Michał Sawicz (saviq)]

Hey, can you right-click on the desktop and go "Asztal rendezése név szerint"?

My guess is that the other icons got lost offscreen.

[Péter Trombitás (trombipeti)]

They do get lost offscreen, even if I arrange icons by name.
If I create some files with "right click -> Create new document ->
[anything]", they are visible _unitl_ I arrange icons by name again.
If I set the same resolution for both displays or "mirror" them,
everything's fine. But if I change the external monitor's resolution to a
greater value: 1.) all icons go to the laptop's monitor, even if they had
been created on the external display; 2.) the icons go "upwards". It looks
as if the icons thought that the laptop also had 1280x1024 resolution,
though it has 1024x768 max.
And there are more problems like these, I can write down all of them/maybe
record it and upload the video or animgif somewhere, maybe the video is
more easy to understand than my hungover english:)

2012/3/21 Michał Sawicz <email address hidden>

> Hey, can you right-click on the desktop and go "Asztal rendezése név
> szerint"?
>
> My guess is that the other icons got lost offscreen.
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[Dima Ryazanov (dima-gmail)]

Definitely affects Unity.

I can't see any of the icons on my desktop. They always show up at (0, 0), which is outside both of my monitors. Here's my configuration (from xrandr):

LVDS1 connected 1366x768+0+1213 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 293mm x 164mm
DP1 connected 2560x1600+1366+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 641mm

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Dima Ryazanov (dima-gmail)]

Actually, is this the same as bug 360970?