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xfconf package

xfdesktop not aware of multi-monitor setup

Bug #1310721 reported by Andrew Blunck
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Bug Description

I have two GPUs connected to two monitors each (four monitors total) w/ nvidia-settings creating my xorg.conf w/ Xinerama disabled & mosaic mode enabled so I can use all four displays as one continuous X screen.

When in this configuration, though, none of the desktop configuration apps (like the one to specify desktop background) are able to make any changes & the desktop background is hardcoded to use /usr/share/xfce4/backgrounds/xfce-blue.jpg.

Removing the xorg.conf allows me to modify the desktop backgrounds, but then I can't use all four monitors.

Posted to the ubuntu forums for help in:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2218619

and was directed to open a bug.

# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
# apt-cache policy xfdesktop4
xfdesktop4:
  Installed: 4.11.6-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 4.11.6-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 4.11.6-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xfdesktop4 4.11.6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Apr 21 13:20:00 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-18 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
SourcePackage: xfdesktop4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Andrew Blunck (drew-blunck) wrote :
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Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/Xfce. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

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Eric Koegel (eric-koegel) wrote :

This was reported and fixed in: https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11021

Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)
affects: xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu) → xfconf (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package xfconf - 4.11.0-0ubuntu1

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xfconf (4.11.0-0ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=medium

  * New upstream development release.
    - Allow :.,[]{} characters in property and channel names. (LP: #1310721)
    - Drop patches from upstream.
 -- Unit 193 <email address hidden> Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:58:19 -0500

Changed in xfconf (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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