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

[Pedro Ribeiro]

On 15 May 2010 19:16, Dana Jansens <dana at orodu.net> wrote:
> On 14/05/10 06:13 PM, Jeremy Nickurak wrote:
>> That may obfuscate the issue, but the original commands are correct
>> anyways, and openbox still needs to work in that case.
>
> Please don't top post, makes a convo hard to follow.
>
>> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 16:10, Pedro Ribeiro <pedrib at gmail.com
>> <mailto:pedrib at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 12 May 2010 22:14, Dana Jansens <dana at orodu.net
>>     <mailto: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
>>     <mailto: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.
>
> It may be that RandR is just sending wrong information to Openbox (this
> would not shock me), but I'd like to look into it regardless.  So if you
> can stick it in the bug tracker still I'd appreciate it.
>
>
> Dana
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Done at http://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4640

Thanks for the help,
Pedro