Bug#438904: xserver-xorg: Cursor at top of stacked monitor configuration shows up on both monitors
reassign 438904 xserver-xorg-video-ati
found 438904 1:6.6.3-2
thank you
Josh Triplett wrote:
> I have a two-monitor stacked configuration. I started a program, causing the
> busy cursor to appear. When I moved that cursor to the top of the upper
> screen, hanging over the top edge, it also appeared at the top of the other
> monitor. I can consistently reproduce this.
>
And the duplicate cursor goes away as soon as you leave the top of the
screen? "top of the screen" only means the top-most line?
It doesn't occur with the non-"busy" cursor? What if the put the busy
cursor at the top of the screen and leave it there until it becomes
non-busy again, does the duplicate cursor go away? Or do you get two
non-busy cursors?
If you move the cursor horizontally on the top of the screen, do both
duplicates move the same?
> I don't know which package causes this problem; it could represent a driver
> bug, an X server bug, or a hardware bug. I also don't know if it applies to
> unstable. The box I observed this on runs etch.
>
I am voting for the driver, hence reassigning to xserver-xorg-video-ati.
> ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.1.1-21 X.Org X server -- core server
> ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.6.3-2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv
>
It would be nice to upgrade xserver-xorg-video-ati to experimental
(6.6.193) and/or xserver-xorg-core to testing (1.3.0). The former
contains some cursor-related cleanups, and it should be easy to backport
to Etch (just a couple things to change in debian/control, let me know
if you need help). The latter will require some new libs (at least
libdrm2) so I'll understand if you don't want to even try backporting it.
Brice
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