With the update I received today (libcairo2*) the behaviour I described earlier disappeared. It is now possible to place icons on both screens/ desktops.
On top of that this update also gave me a staggering speed increase! Hence, I think this bug report can be closed, the issue is solved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1316090 Title: Unable to drop/ place files and links on second screen in dual screen set up Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After updating from Xubuntu 13.10 (amd64) to Xubuntu 14.04 LTS (amd64) I have encountered a bug with my dual screen set up. Running the XOrg screen driver (xserver-xorg-video-nouveau), it is possible to place/ drag and drop files and links on my left screen desktop. This is also the desktop that contains the system icons (e.g. removable drives, rubbish bin). However, I I try to drag and drop a file or link on the right screen desktop, it will not "stick" and "fly back" to its original location on the left screen. Additionally, I noticed that, when dragging the file over the troubled desktop, the "placement squares" don't show up. They do on the functioning left screen. Although I have a NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GTX 650] Geforce I do run the XOrg driver since it gives me the best results with the software I'm using frequently. However, when I tested this during my initial install of Trusty, I noticed that I did not encounter this bug with the proprietary NVidia 304.117 driver (331.38 did not work for me at all). Running the NVidia 304.117 driver, it was possible to drag and drop/ place files and links on both screen desktops. Also the "placement squares" appeared on both screens when a file was dragged over it. After returning to the XOrg driver, the problem reoccurred, and placement on the right screen was again not possible. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1316090/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
