Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Gutsy Tribe 5, on a Dell Latitude X1 (i915GMS) with a Dell 2405FPW
connected to the VGA port:
$ xrandr
VGA connected 1920x1200+0+0 [... this is my external Dell 2405 FPW ...]
[...]
LVDS connected 1280x768+0+0 [... this is the internal display on my Notebook
...]
[...]
I suspect the ordering of this randr 1.2 query results is responsible
for Ubuntu to treat the external display as primary. This is leads to
some problems, mainly having important use interface elements (popups,
gdm login, taskbar) unaccessible if your screen is connected but not
switched on.
I'd like to propose that in typical "laptop+external monitor"
configurations, the internal display of the laptop should always be
primary (and listed first in enumerations).
** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Unfortunate Selection of Primary Display
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134669
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