Bug 315592

Summary: Screensaver runs separate instance per monitor in multi-monitor setup
Product: [Unmaintained] kscreensaver Reporter: Shane Mc Cormack <dataforce>
Component: generalAssignee: kscreensaver bugs tracking <kscreensaver-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: eli, oliver.henshaw, rdieter
Priority: NOR    
Version: 4.10.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description Shane Mc Cormack 2013-02-21 19:36:53 UTC 
I use a multi-monitor setup with nvidia twinview, 2 identical screens side by side.

Under system settings > display and monitor > screen locker I have chosen a screen locker type of "Screen saver" and selected a screen saver (in this case, Asciiquarium, but this is irrelevant).

When running the "Test" button, a single instance of the screensaver is launched spanning both screens.

However, when the desktop is locked and the screen saver is launched, a separate instance of the screen saver appears per monitor.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set up a screen saver.
2. When using multiple monitors, lock the desktop
Actual Results:  
Multiple instances of the screensaver appear

Expected Results:  
A single screensaver instance spanning both monitors
Comment 1 Oliver Henshaw 2013-03-07 12:16:21 UTC 
*** Bug 316294 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Oliver Henshaw 2013-03-12 14:00:03 UTC 
I haven't looked into this, but bug #316295 may have the same cause.
Comment 3 Aaron J. Seigo 2013-03-12 18:57:19 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 316295 ***