Daniel, yes, it seems I failed to mention that this is needed for autopilot, the tool itself.
** Description changed: To be effectively implement features like window snapping and dragging - of windows, we need to know the current height and width of the screen. - mirout gives a hard-coded widthXheight, so if we know the orientation we - can easily figure out what the real height and width are based on the - rotation. + of windows in autopilot, we need to know the current height and width of + the screen. mirout gives a hard-coded widthXheight, so if we know the + orientation we can easily figure out what the real height and width are + based on the rotation. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: unity8 8.14+16.10.20160922-0ubuntu2 Uname: Linux 4.7.0-040700-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7 Date: Tue Oct 4 22:53:42 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-21 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160921) JournalErrors: - Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. - Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to - turn off this notice. - No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. + Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. + Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to + turn off this notice. + No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. SourcePackage: unity8 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1630340 Title: Need DBus API to get screen orientation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1630340/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
