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cannot use mouse to switch workspaces in 1 of 2 xinerama screens
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RESOLVED: INVALID

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Description Zach Carter 2007-06-17 04:10:13 CEST
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I have xinerama set up with two monitors.   When my mouse cursor is inside the smaller of the two monitors, moving the mouse up or down will not switch workspaces.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  set up xinerama with two different sized monitors (set "clone" to "off")
2.  set up your workspaces into a 2d matrix (I use a 4x4 configuration)
3.  put your mouse into the smaller monitor
4.  try to switch workspaces by moving the mouse up, or down.


Actual Results:  
For me, I cannot switch workspaces in this way when my mouse is in the smaller monitor.  It works fine in the bigger monitor, or when moving side to side.

Expected Results:  
It should switch to the next workspace
Comment 1 Zach Carter 2007-06-17 04:11:47 CEST
Created attachment 1186 
My xorg.conf

My xorg.conf, which shows how I set up xinerama
Comment 2 Zach Carter 2007-06-17 05:09:50 CEST
Oops.   I guess I lied.  It actually works fine going up, but not down.  

The problem seems to relate to the bottom of the smaller screen not being at the same level as the bottom of the larger screen. It seems like if it were somehow possible to get my pointer down a couple of inches below the screen, it would probably switch the workspace for me.
Comment 3 Olivier Fourdan editbugs 2007-06-17 07:09:21 CEST
(In reply to comment #2)
> Oops.   I guess I lied.  It actually works fine going up, but not down.  
> 
> The problem seems to relate to the bottom of the smaller screen not being at
> the same level as the bottom of the larger screen. It seems like if it were
> somehow possible to get my pointer down a couple of inches below the screen, it
> would probably switch the workspace for me.
> 

Indeed, triggering the workspace switch is done by usng sideband windows.

In Xinerama, there is one logical screen for several physical displays, and in your case of different sizes. It means that the mouse pointer cannot reach the sideband window in the smaller screen.


Bug #3344

Reported by:
Zach Carter
Reported on: 2007-06-17
Last modified on: 2020-05-28

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Assignee:
Olivier Fourdan
CC List:
1 user

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My xorg.conf (2.03 KB, application/octet-stream)
2007-06-17 04:11 CEST , Zach Carter
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