[Bug 1369698] Re: xfce4-display-settings does not show up when connecting new screen

2014-09-17 Thread Simon Steinbeiß
Indeed, checking whether the minimal dialog is already running sounds like a sane feature request. I have forwarded it upstream, where it belongs, so we can close this bugreport. https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11169 ** Bug watch added: Xfce Bugzilla #11169 https://bugzilla.xfce.org/

[Bug 1369698] Re: xfce4-display-settings does not show up when connecting new screen

2014-09-17 Thread Yvan Masson
Ok, Same as the other bug report (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-settings/+bug/1369713) : if it is a rare issue, you are right that we do not need a information message. But for "the second problem" (dual pop-up) : I might be wrong but is it difficult to had a test to see if "xf

[Bug 1369698] Re: xfce4-display-settings does not show up when connecting new screen

2014-09-17 Thread Simon Steinbeiß
I'm not sure adding that info would really help. I mean that'd be like adding a disclaimer to every website: "This site might not display correctly in your browser." ;) The fact that the minimal dialogs pops up could be due to the fact that only then your graphics card sends the correct signal, so

[Bug 1369698] Re: xfce4-display-settings does not show up when connecting new screen

2014-09-16 Thread Yvan Masson
Hi, Thanks for the fast answer. If it is a common problem, it would be appropriate in my sense to inform the user in the xfce4-display-settings window by adding something like : "does not work with all devices". And the second problem remains : When you start "xfce4-display-settings -m" via

[Bug 1369698] Re: xfce4-display-settings does not show up when connecting new screen

2014-09-16 Thread Simon Steinbeiß
Hi, this is most likely a problem with the graphics card/driver not sending off the correct signal (i.e. that a new display has been connected), hence there is not much we can do about this. >From what we've tested, this happens a lot with the analogue VGA connectors, >seemingly only some graphi

[Bug 1369698] Re: xfce4-display-settings does not show up when connecting new screen

2014-09-15 Thread Yvan Masson
Sorry, after more testing I saw that my explanations are not good. In fact, I see two different problems (which might go in 2 different bug reports...) : If the above box is tick and an external screen connected : - nothing appears -> - when you manually open "xfce4-display-settings", it als