Bug#601310: gdm3: login manager does not support rotate (pivot)

[Marek Poks]

Package: gdm3
Version: 2.30.2-4
Severity: normal

login manager does not respect screen-rotation settings. i have
monitor rotated right and desktop screen also, but login manager starts
without rotation what makes a little difficulties to log in.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
   APT prefers testing
   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gdm3 depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.112            add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.5.35           Debian configuration 
management sy
ii  gconf2                  2.28.1-4         GNOME configuration 
database syste
ii  gnome-session [x-sessio 2.30.2-2         The GNOME Session Manager - 
GNOME
ii  gnome-session-bin       2.30.2-2         The GNOME Session Manager - 
Minima
ii  gnome-terminal [x-termi 2.30.2-1         The GNOME terminal emulator 
applic
ii  libart-2.0-2            2.3.21-1         Library of functions for 2D 
graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.30.0-1         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libattr1                1:2.4.44-2       Extended attribute shared 
library
ii  libaudit0               1.7.13-1+b2      Dynamic library for 
security audit
ii  libbonobo2-0            2.24.3-1         Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0          2.24.3-1         The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-6         Embedded GNU C Library: 
Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.8.10-6         The Cairo 2D vector 
graphics libra
ii  libcanberra-gtk0        0.24-1           Gtk+ helper for playing 
widget eve
ii  libcanberra0            0.24-1           a simple abstract interface 
for pl
ii  libdbus-1-3             1.2.24-3         simple interprocess 
messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2        0.88-2           simple interprocess 
messaging syst
ii  libdevkit-power-gobject 1:0.9.5-3        abstraction for power 
management -
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-2.1        generic font configuration 
library
ii  libfreetype6            2.4.2-1          FreeType 2 font engine, 
shared lib
ii  libgconf2-4             2.28.1-4         GNOME configuration 
database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.24.2-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome2-0             2.30.0-1         The GNOME library - runtime 
files
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0       2.30.1-1         A powerful object-oriented 
display
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.20.1-1+b1      The GTK+ graphical user 
interface
ii  liborbit2               1:2.14.18-0.1    libraries for ORBit2 - a 
CORBA ORB
ii  libpam-modules          1.1.1-6          Pluggable Authentication 
Modules f
ii  libpam-runtime          1.1.1-6          Runtime support for the PAM 
librar
ii  libpam0g                1.1.1-6          Pluggable Authentication 
Modules l
ii  libpanel-applet2-0      2.30.2-2         library for GNOME Panel applets
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.28.1-1         Layout and rendering of 
internatio
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0   0.96-3           PolicyKit Authorization API
ii  libpolkit-gtk-1-0       0.96-2           PolicyKit GTK+ API
ii  libpopt0                1.16-1           lib for parsing cmdline 
parameters
ii  librsvg2-common         2.26.3-1         SAX-based renderer library 
for SVG
ii  libselinux1             2.0.96-1         SELinux runtime shared 
libraries
ii  libwrap0                7.6.q-19         Wietse Venema's TCP 
wrappers libra
ii  libx11-6                2:1.3.3-3        X11 client-side library
ii  libxau6                 1:1.0.6-1        X11 authorisation library
ii  libxdmcp6               1:1.0.3-2        X11 Display Manager Control 
Protoc
ii  libxklavier16           5.0-2            X Keyboard Extension 
high-level AP
ii  libxml2                 2.7.7.dfsg-4     GNOME XML library
ii  lsb-base                3.2-23.1         Linux Standard Base 3.2 
init scrip
ii  metacity [x-window-mana 1:2.30.1-2       lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  policykit-1-gnome       0.96-2           GNOME authentication agent 
for Pol
ii  twm [x-window-manager]  1:1.0.4-2        Tab window manager
ii  upower                  0.9.5-3          abstraction for power 
management
ii  xterm [x-terminal-emula 261-1            X terminal emulator
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gdm3 recommends:
ii  at-spi                        1.30.1-2   Assistive Technology 
Service Provi
ii  gnome-icon-theme              2.30.3-1   GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.30.1-1   power management tool for 
the GNOM
ii  gnome-settings-daemon         2.30.2-1   daemon handling the GNOME 
session
ii  xserver-xephyr                2:1.7.7-7  nested X server
ii  xserver-xorg                  1:7.5+7    the X.Org X server
ii  zenity                        2.30.0-1   Display graphical dialog 
boxes fro

Versions of packages gdm3 suggests:
ii  gnome-mag                     1:0.16.1-2 a screen magnifier for the 
GNOME d
ii  gnome-orca                    2.30.2-1   Scriptable screen reader
ii  gok                           2.30.0-1   GNOME Onscreen Keyboard
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          2.30.3-2   PAM module to unlock the 
GNOME key
ii  metacity                      1:2.30.1-2 lightweight GTK+ window manager

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/gdm3/daemon.conf changed:
[daemon]
TimedLoginEnable=false
AutomaticLoginEnable=false
TimedLogin=marek
AutomaticLogin=marek
TimedLoginDelay=30
[security]
[xdmcp]
[greeter]
[chooser]
[debug]


-- debconf information:
* shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm3
   gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3