Bug#199520: Debian bug followup (Was Re: metacity: Poor interactions with Xinerama)

[Timothy Brownawell]

On Tue, 2007-08-21 at 23:30 +0200, Sven Arvidsson wrote:
> > I have a Xinerama setup.  Metacity continually insists to open new windows
> > on the screen that is not right in front of my eyes, but is in fact some
> > distance away.
> > 
> > Metacity should, as a basic piece of functionality, provide at least one of
> > the following:
> > 
> > 1. Allow the user to specify the screen on which all new windows are opened
> > 
> > 2. Open new windows on the screen that the mouse pointer is currently
> > resting on
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is a followup for Debian bug 199520,
> http://bugs.debian.org/199520
> 
> I'm doing bug triage for the Metacity package and I'm interested to know
> if this xinerama bug still is valid.
> 
> Specifically, does metacity from unstable (currently 2.18.5) still have
> these bugs? 
> 
> As I haven't got a xinerama setup, any information is appreciated. 

The current metacity appears to first try to not cover any existing
windows, and second try to place the window on the same screen as the
mouse pointer.