Comment 0 for bug 367967
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| Laszlo Kupcsik (koopac) wrote CRT should not be primary screen with Intel video cards | #0 |
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Binary package hint: xserver-
Release: Ubuntu 8.10 (probably all others are affected)
Package version: 2:2.4.1-1ubuntu10.4
When I attach an external CRT screen to my laptop, and use xrandr to put it next to the existing LCD screen, the panel shifts to the new one (LCD -> CRT). As far as I understand, this is because it is the hard-coded behavior of the intel driver (ie. using CRT as primary screen). However, from the user's point of view it is not what is expected, and a bit annoying to move my panels back to the original screen by hand. I think the default should be to leave the panels and everything where they are (on LCD in this case).
With the recent expansion of netbooks and laptops, poeple tend to give presentations attaching their computer to projectors. It is much more convenient to have only the presentation running in the new screen, rather than all their icons and panels, which is probably not what the audience is interested in. Also, the screen resolution is usually different, and the icons on the panels would shuffle due to bug #36189.