xrandr --scale --rotate command affects display but not pointer boundaries

[Matteo Nastasi]

$ uname -a
Linux pc-xxx 3.5.0-36-generic #57~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 20 18:21:09 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ dpkg -l xserver-xorg-lts-quantal
~~~ snip ~~~
ii xserver-xorg-lts-quantal 1:7.7+1ubuntu4~precise1 X.Org X server

running xrandr --scale 1.3x1.3 (or any other factors) the display is resized correctly and windows are showed for all the screen surface but mouse boundaries remains set to the original dimension.

I don't know if it's relevant but the external display is connected with the DisplayPort to my dell XPS laptop (intel graphic card).

[Matteo Nastasi (nastasi-oq)]

Looking around I found that the problem is already known and a workaround is available.
I attach the port of the fix (essentially the revert of a patch that impose erroneusly limits to the pointer to avoid loss of windows.

It is applied as last patch in the quilt series file.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

The attachment "unconstrain-cursor-harder.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Matteo Nastasi, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Could you please run the following command from a terminal as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p xorg 1202711

Please ensure you have xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information.

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