Bug#755048: “Could not get screen information”

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

On 17/07/14 09:34, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> Package: gnome-control-center
> Version: 1:3.12.1-4
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> since upgrading gnome-control-center from from 1:3.8.3-7+b2 to
> 1:3.12.1-4 (along with a few other things, see attached file), the
> Screens (or Displays or Monitors) view of the control center does not do
> anything useful, and just says “Could not get screen information”.
> 
> Also, on a possibly related note, my still existing settings from
> .config/monitors.xml are no longer applied.
> 
> I’m using xmonad.
> 
> A possibly related bug is reported at
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040062

The screen handling code moved from gnome-settings-daemon to gnome-shell (for
wayland support's sake) which means the control center panel probably won't work
with other WMs anymore.

Emilio