This is beginning to look like a deeper problem with the current Xorg. I am becoming convinced the symptoms are caused by the same issue that invokes bug #331918 "Clipped area for multiple X screens with different dimensions".
This issue affects Metacity and Compiz which suggests there is a common cause. With one video display adapter and two X screens I've found it impossible to start many applications on :0.1 regardless of how I try. Here's a really good example - all these cause the window to open on :0.0 >From gnome-terminal instance running on :0.1 (same result if it is running on :0.0) env | grep DISPLAY DISPLAY=:0.1 DISPLAY=:0.1 nautilus nautilus --display=:0.1 nautilus --screen=1 Any application in the standard Gnome menu will start on :0.0. Custom additions to the gnome panel can be started on the correct screen. E.g: evolution --display=:0.1 --component=mail firefox %u Notice here that Firefox is one of the few applications that correctly detects the current screen. Combining these experiences with the issues discovered for compiz (where it seems as if compiz gets the wrong or misleading screen information from the X-server) I'm beginning to think that the X-server information functions are giving out screen 0 data. -- Multiple X screens launch apps on screen 0 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
