Bug 50883 - incorrect window placement in dual monitor
Summary: incorrect window placement in dual monitor
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: multi-screen (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Mandrake RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Keywords:
: 47180 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2002-11-17 23:27 UTC by Songrit Maneewongvatana
Modified: 2011-02-21 14:55 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Description Songrit Maneewongvatana 2002-11-17 23:27:39 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.0.4)
Installed from:    Mandrake RPMs
OS:          Linux

In dual monitor setting without Xinemera and
when the second screen has higher resolution
than the first screen. kwin seems to think that the second screen's resolution is the
same as the first, so the placement of
windows is incorrect when the session is
restored.

When a window is maximized, its size is equal
to the first screen's resolution, thus it
doesn't cover the whole screen.

kde version 2.x didn't have this problem.
The bugs affects at least kde versions 3.0.[34] with qt version 3.0.5/3.1. it
doesn't seem like it is X11 or qt's bug since
qt returns correct workspace geometry on both
screens.
Comment 1 Stephan Kulow 2003-05-19 10:28:44 UTC
*** Bug 47180 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 S. Tringali 2005-06-14 22:02:35 UTC
I see this too - the result is sometimes windows are placed overlapping the titlebar on the second screen.  Screen .0 is 1600x1200, Screen .1 is 1280x1024.  Using Fedora Core 2.
Comment 3 George Goldberg 2007-12-19 03:41:24 UTC
Is this bug still there in a recent version of KDE, such as 3.5.8 or KDE4.0 RC2?
Comment 4 Paul Giblock 2008-08-07 00:37:42 UTC
I experience this too.  intel driver + xrandr
Comment 5 lucas 2008-08-07 01:44:28 UTC
KDE3 or KDE4 Paul?
Comment 6 Sebastian Lohff 2008-10-28 19:47:33 UTC
I have this with kde 3.5.9, using Debian Lenny (testing). I have three screens, no xinerama, 1680x1050, 1280x1024 and 1024x768, but for the dropdown and command menus they seem to assume they all have 1680x1050

It seems like this happens just with QT application, since i had no problems with the gimp or firefox menus.
Comment 7 entwanzer 2009-02-15 12:05:49 UTC
I just updated to KDE 4.2 and now I have exact this problem. Before the update, everything was working fine.
Screen 0 has a resolution of 1680x1050
Screen 1 has a resolution of 1900x1080

Windows on screen 0 are positioned a little too far right. When windows are made fullscreen they are larger than the visible screen on the monitor.

KDE Version:

Name        : kdebase                      Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 4.2.0                             Vendor: Fedora Project
Release     : 2.fc10                    
Comment 8 Jérôme Poisson 2009-03-02 00:27:02 UTC
Same problem here with kde 4.2@kubuntu_8.10: my windows don't maximize correctly, and in addition my secondary screen is black (found a workaround on gentoo wiki: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/X.Org/Dual_Monitors#Independent_Dual_Head_in_KDE_4.2 ).
Comment 9 entwanzer 2009-04-02 21:09:52 UTC
I am surprised that this bug is in the state unconfirmed since 2002. I am still experiencing this bug. Is there anything I can provide (configuration or logfiles) to help resolve this bug?
Comment 10 FiNeX 2009-09-07 16:00:16 UTC
Any news on this bug?
Comment 11 entwanzer 2009-09-07 17:44:09 UTC
With KDE 4.3.0 I don't experience this behaviour anymore.
see also bug 201018 which may be related.
Comment 12 Nick Shaforostoff 2011-02-21 14:55:38 UTC
can somebody recheck this for the case when width is the same?
1920x1200, 1920x1080