Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-panel
When the resolution of the screen changes (e.g. connecting a notebook to
an external monitor and then again when detaching later or when
temporarily using a beamer/projector) the Gnome panel applets (not
matter if top or bottom panel) all the applets on the right side get
messed up in position and order. Happens in approx 70-80 % of times,
however - not always.
I found Bug #472926 - which has been classified as wishlist. Well that
particular solution idea could be a wish, but the effect is IMHO a bug.
It is completely annoying - show that a new user considering a switch
from Windows and guess what he/she thinks when the desktop neither
remember system tray / notifier position...
I guess, there is no automatic recognition when panel elements/applets
are intended to stick to the right side.
Other than for Bug #472926 which in particular talks about a specific
feature, I could see more possible solutions, e.g. a flag in an applets
context menu "Stick/Anchor to right" or - for an automatic solution:
When repositioning (=moving) elements manually It could check whether
there is space in between until the end of the panel on the right. If
that way panel notices that an element has been put on the righthand
side then it could automatically remember a flag that it should stick to
righthand side. Then of course it needs to remember order/relation of
the other elements also sticking to righthand side. If just manually
flagging or automatically - if the position/order/space is then
calculated from the righthand side resolution changes would not do harm
any more.
Another solution attempt could be to remember position of elements
related to the righthand side as soon as it is positioned in the right
half of the panel or in the rightmost third of the panel - something
like this.
I am not advocating a particular solution, if a solution like described
in Bug #472926 is considered best, ok (although I think one of the
attempts mentioned here could be easier and less problematic to
implement). Anyway the problem of the elements getting messed up is very
annoying. Using notebooks with external monitors (and docking stations)
or beamers/projectors is by far not an uncommon use case. In companies
it is a standard situation.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 8 08:06:00 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
** Affects: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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Changed resolution/monitor causes panel applet order and position messed up
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656702
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