[openbox] Openbox and Xrandr - does not detect resolution automatically when maximizing

[Jeremy Nickurak]

That may obfuscate the issue, but the original commands are correct anyways,
and openbox still needs to work in that case.

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 16:10, Pedro Ribeiro <pedrib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12 May 2010 22:14, Dana Jansens <dana at orodu.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 2010-05-12, at 3:04 PM, Pedro Ribeiro wrote:
> >
> >> On 12 May 2010 19:48, Dana Jansens <dana at orodu.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 2010-05-12, at 2:11 PM, Pedro Ribeiro wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> this may or may not be a solvable however I think I've hit a bug using
> >>>> openbox and xrandr.
> >>>>
> >>>> I have an external monitor connected to my laptop. When I set the
> >>>> monitor like this:
> >>>>
> >>>> xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080
> >>>>
> >>>> everything works correctly.
> >>>>
> >>>> However when I do
> >>>>
> >>>> xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --auto
> >>>>
> >>>> which sets exactly the same 1920x1080 resolution, openbox does not
> >>>> seem to understand the full screen resolution.
> >>>> By this I mean that when I maximize a window, it will only cover the
> >>>> 1280x800 (which is the size of my laptop monitor) and not the whole
> >>>> external screen. If I click and drag on the titlebar, the window then
> >>>> grows to 1920x1080, but I have to do this on every window I try to
> >>>> maximize.
> >>>> Restarting or reconfiguring openbox appears to solve it.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It sounds like a bug but I don't think I really get what is going on
> clearly.  Let me see if I have this right.
> >>>
> >>> At the start, you have one monitor disabled, and one enabled, set at
> 1920x1080 with the command:
> >>>
> >>> xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --mode 1920x1080
> >>>
> >>> Openbox is functioning correctly at this time.  You have maximized
> windows filling the screen.
> >>
> >> Correct.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Then, you run the command:
> >>>
> >>> xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --auto
> >>>
> >>> which does not change the screen resolution, but maximized windows are
> shrunk immediately to 1280x800 (the size of the disabled screen).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Then, reconfiguring Openbox returns the maximized windows to their
> original size of 1920x1080.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Is this what you are experiencing, or is it slightly different?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Actually I explained incorrectly. The first command works correctly as
> >> I noted. Lets assume that then I go back to using only LVDS1 (my
> >> internal LCD screen) and disable the external output.
> >>
> >> If I do
> >> xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto --output VGA1 --auto
> >>
> >> The screen gets mirrored on both monitors, although maximized windows
> >> will only cover 1280x800 of the external monitor. I guess this is
> >> expected, since its being mirrored although at different resolutions,
> >> so definitely not a bug in this case.
> >>
> >> However, if after the command above I do
> >> xrandr --output LVDS1 --off --output VGA1 --auto
> >>
> >> Openbox still thinks that my internal monitor is on, and maximized
> >> windows will only cover 1280x800 of the external screen. If I click
> >> and drag the window title, it suddenly grows to fill the whole screen.
> >>
> >>> And have you compiled Openbox yourself?  What version is it?  Etc..
> >>>
> >>
> >> Its 3.4.11.1 from Debian testing.
> >
> >
> > Ok, yes, please bug tracker this, with all the above.  When I have access
> to two monitors again I will fix it.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Dana
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>
> Thanks for the help, but apparently it was all my stupidity. When
> using any of those commands that cause trouble, I should specify a
> primary monitor using --primary.
>
> Regards,
> Pedro
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