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Bug 663922 - nautilus draws desktop icons on the wrong screen
nautilus draws desktop icons on the wrong screen
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 420624
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Desktop
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-11-12 15:16 UTC by Tomas M.
Modified: 2012-10-04 18:14 UTC
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Description Tomas M. 2011-11-12 15:16:45 UTC 
usual situation:
- laptop with an external monitor.
- external monitor acts as a primary screen with the gnome-shell panel in it. nautilus draws desktop icons on this screen. and laptop's screen acts as a secondary monitor.

when using the laptop without the external screen. everything works as expected. but when plugging the external screen again. nautilus still believes the primary screen is the laptops's and draws desktop icons there.

killing nautilus and starting it again fixes the issue.

i hope it was clear enough!
Comment 1 Tomas M. 2011-11-12 15:31:33 UTC 
something to add:

the desktop background in that screen is resized as if it was for the primary screen (external monitor)
Comment 2 Cosimo Cecchi 2012-10-04 18:14:19 UTC 
Going to close as a duplicate of bug 420624, as it will need a very similar fix.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 420624 ***