[Python-apps-team] Bug#681051: xpra: menus pop up off-screen

[Michal Suchanek]

Excerpts from Antoine Martin's message of Thu Jul 12 16:00:48 +0200 2012:
> >>> Perhaps some sample script in documentation, or perhaps even a
> >>> xorg.conf.dummy and a script in /usr/bin using it could be installed
> >>> with xpra so that everyone does not have to figure out how the hell is
> >>> that thing supposed to work.
> >>>
> >
> >>> A sample script using xorg.conf.dummy could look like this:
> >>>
> >>> xpra --xvfb="Xorg -nolisten tcp -config xorg.conf.dummy -noreset +extension GLX +extension RANDR +extension RENDER -logfile ~/.xpra/xserver-$DISPLAY.log" --start-child="/etc/X11/Xsession true" start :$DISPLAY
> >>>
> >>> It is sad that you can't know what display xpra picks when starting it
> >>> but without actually patching xpra you can't do more than that.
> >> I think the config file option above is the easiest way to improve
> >> things quickly?
> >
> > It requires that the xorg.conf linked on the wiki is installed at
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.dummy
> > Otherwise full path to the file is required.
> Sure, I was thinking of putting it in:
> /etc/xpra/xorg.conf.dummy
> Next to xpra's config. Saves potential clashes with Xorg paths/packages 
> and keeps it more self-contained. But your suggested location also 
> works. Are there any guidelines on things like this?

I guess it would be better to get the file into xserver-xorg-video-dummy
package in this case.

Thanks

Michal