Bug#489241: deskbar-applet: Multi-headed displays cause confusion to deskbar

[Paul Gotch]

Package: deskbar-applet
Version: 2.14.2-4.2
Severity: important


I use a non xinerama multiheaded setup (because I want separate
virtual desktops on both heads and GNOME can't do this with xinerama
switched on).

I'd like to have a deskbar in the panel on both heads however this does
not work because using deskbar on the second head causes the drop menu to
appear below the deskbar on the first head. Worse using the drop menu
to then execute the discovered program causes it to be placed on the
primary head rather than the secondary head. Of course because I've not
got xinerama switched on I can't move the window to the other head.

-p
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (700, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-686
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages deskbar-applet depends on:
ii  gconf2                 2.16.1-1          GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libart-2.0-2           2.3.17-1          Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0            1.12.4-3          The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0           2.14.0-3          Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0         2.14.0-5          The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                  2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2              1.2.4-4.1+etch1   The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libebook1.2-5          1.6.3-5etch1      Client library for evolution addre
ii  libedataserver1.2-7    1.6.3-5etch1      Utility library for evolution data
ii  libfontconfig1         2.4.2-1.2         generic font configuration library
ii  libgconf2-4            2.16.1-1          GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.12.4-2          The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2     2.14.3-2          Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-keyring0      0.6.0-3           GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome2-0            2.16.0-2          The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0      2.14.0-2          A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0           2.14.1-2          The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0         1:2.14.2-7        GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
ii  libgtk2.0-0            2.8.20-7          The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                1:1.0.1-2         X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  liborbit2              1:2.14.3-0.2      libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0          1.14.8-5          Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0               1.10-3            lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libsm6                 1:1.0.1-3         X11 Session Management library
ii  libstartup-notificatio 0.8-2             library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6               2:1.0.3-7         X11 client-side library
ii  libxcursor1            1.1.7-4           X cursor management library
ii  libxext6               1:1.0.1-2         X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3             1:4.0.1-5         X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxi6                 1:1.0.1-4         X11 Input extension library
ii  libxinerama1           1:1.0.1-4.1       X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxml2                2.6.27.dfsg-2     GNOME XML library
ii  libxrandr2             2:1.1.0.2-5       X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1            1:0.9.1-3         X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  python                 2.4.4-2           An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-central         0.5.12            register and build utility for Pyt
ii  python-glade2          2.8.6-8           GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii  python-gnome2          2.12.4-6          Python bindings for the GNOME desk
ii  python-gnome2-desktop  2.14.0-3          Python bindings for the GNOME desk
ii  python-gtk2            2.8.6-8           Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python2.4              2.4.4-3+etch1     An interactive high-level object-o

Versions of packages deskbar-applet recommends:
ii  gnome-utils                2.14.0.dfsg-5 GNOME desktop utilities
pn  python-beagle              <none>        (no description available)
pn  python-soappy              <none>        (no description available)

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