[lug] Ubuntu desktop problems

[Hugh Brown]

On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 12:09 -0600, mohadib wrote:
> Hello,
>  I recently got a Z60m ThinkPad. I am using multimon with a mac 22"
> cinema display. Works pretty good overall. But I have a few issues :\
> 
> 1. Sometimes windows don't come to the front as expected. Like
> when a msg comes via gaim , or I open a new web browser.
> 
> 2. I could not get xinerama working. So , I'm using the firegl
> driver and I have each monitor set up independently. I can't drag stuff 
> between the two. But that's not a big deal. The big problem is when
> I start Firefox on display 1 then I try to start one on display 2,
> it tells me my profile is already in use (display 1). How can
> I have both desktops use the same profile , at the same time :)
> 
> 4. 3ddeskd runs at 100% all the time :\ So I don't run it.
> 
> 3. Last issue is most of the time switching desktops on display
> two doesn't work. I can always switch to the very next desktop , but it
> wont switch to anything else after that. 
> 
> Can anyone help me with any of these problems? 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> jd
> 


I'd confirm that things behave in the one monitor situation, so that you
know where to start your troubleshooting efforts (e.g. the
focus/bring-to-front problem).

For firefox, you might try

firefox --display=:2 -remote "xfeDoCommand(openBrowser)"

For the 3ddeskd, it's obvious that the answer is get a dual-core dual
opteron workstation, maxed out ram, with a video card with obscene
amounts of memory, ... :)

For the desktop switch, I'd try setting the second display as the only
display and make sure things are working appropriately.  For grins, I'd
also try switching which had the primary display role and which had the
secondary display role and see if the behavior is consistent.  

FWIW,
Hugh