I installed Oneiric Ocelot, and the problem still exists. It is still the case that:
* I have to use the proprietary NVidia driver because the open source driver STILL does not support multiple cards. * I have to enable Xinerama to be able to drag windows between monitors. If I don't I get completely separate desktops. * If Xinerama is enabled 3D effects don't work. Ubuntu apparently doesn't realise this and still tries to use the "Ubuntu" (in other words Unity 3D) session by default, which doesn't work (it just hangs), leaving me unable to log in. * I have to install and use the GNOME Classic (no effects) session to be able to log in at all. * Which STILL moves every full screen window that opens to my left monitor instead of the center one. Why is it so hard to get Ubuntu to leave my windows alone and let them stay on the monitor on which it opens?! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727928 Title: Upon starting a program full screen, the window is immediately moved to the wrong monitor Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: metacity On a multi-monitor system, when starting a program which starts full screen (such as Firefox or Thunderbird, if you closed them while being full screen), the window is immediately whisked away and moved to the wrong monitor. This is extremely irritating. I am forever having to drag windows back to the monitor I want them to be displayed on, and on which they initially opened. I'm guessing that it's metacity which is doing this (I'm not using desktop effects), but if that is wrong please let me know which package it should be! More details: I have two NVidia Geforce 8800 GTX cards, and three monitors. My middle monitor is connected to the first card, the other two to the second card. I'm using the proprietary NVidia driver with Xinerama enabled in order to be able to use all three screens as one desktop. I shall attach my xorg.conf file for the exact configuration. It doesn't happen for every program. For instance, gedit also remembers when you closed it while it was full screen, and opens full screen again, but it stays on the monitor it opens op. It happens consistently for Firefox and Thunderbird at least. Initially, the window opens on the monitor the mouse is on, as expected, but within a fraction of a second, it is moved to the left monitor. It always moves to the left monitor, never another one. It also only seems to happen the first time the window gets the focus. Usually that is right away, but occasionally the window will open behind another window, stay where it is, and then jump to the left monitor when I first move my mouse over it. Please let me know how I can help debug this problem! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: metacity 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Mar 2 18:35:56 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: metacity To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/727928/+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