Multi-monitor - Launch Bar is lost on "Mirror Mode" after connect the HDMI/VGA monitor to restart or switch displays mode.

Bug #1075390 reported by Tim Chen
14
This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
OEM Priority Project
In Progress
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
In Progress
Medium
Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Multi-monitor - Launch Bar is lost on "Mirror Mode" after connect the HDMI/VGA monitor to restart or switch displays mode.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Connect to HDMI/VGA monitor,
2. switch display mode
3. Find launch bar is lost on "Mirror mode".

Expect:
There's launch bar exists in monitors.

Result:
There's no launch bar exists in internal monitor and external monitor.

Note:
due to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/950160
there's a switch_monitor script to help switch the mode

#!/bin/bash

# call gnome-settings-dameon xrandr plugin for handing video mode switch
# the only parameter is timestamp, I use 0 here because g-s-d ignore it anyway.

dbus-send --session --print-reply \
  --dest=org.gnome.SettingsDaemon \
  /org/gnome/SettingsDaemon/XRANDR \
  org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XRANDR_2.VideoModeSwitch int64:0

</endscript>

Surefire reproducer:

1. Connect to external display no matter HDMI or VGA
2. Open Displays in System menu, enable extended desktop mode
3. In the "Launcher placement", make the launcher stay in "right side display" only and click "Apply", notice launcher display on right side monitor only.
4. Enable "Mirror Display" in Display manger and apply.
5. Launcher is missing now.

Tim Chen (timchen119)
Changed in oem-priority:
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in oem-priority:
status: New → In Progress
tags: added: rls-r-tracking
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.