Bug#571645: compiz-core: Resize plugin inconsistent behaviour with multi screen setup

[Anthony Callegaro <callytic@free.fr>]

Package: compiz-core
Version: 0.8.4-2
Severity: normal

Hey there,

First sorry if I am reporting this bug to the wrong package but from what I can see, I believe the resize plugin is part of compiz-core. Feel free to re-assign it to the relevant package.

I have a multi screen setup at work configure with Twinview on a nVidia card. 

The maximize option is maximizing the window to the current screen size (which is the expected behaviour) though I would like to have an option to maximize on both screens. So up until Compiz 0.8.2 I grab the corner of a window and resize it so it uses both screens (for dev GUIs mainly), but since the upgrade to 0.8.4 it does not work anymore : meaning that the resize block on the screen boundaries. I thought it was suffering from a case of "bug that became a feature" to which I grew accustomed :o) but if I hit Alt+F8 then the window can be resize to use both screens.

So my question is : which of both is the expected/normal behaviour ? If this is not intended can this be fix ? There is no priority on this as I have a valid workaround (Alt + F8) but it would still be nice to have the old behaviour back or better a maximize plugin that let you maximize to both screens ;o)

Thanks in advance and keep up the good work !
Cheers
LeTic


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

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages compiz-core depends on:
ii  libc6                    2.10.2-6        Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1] 7.7-4           A free implementation of the OpenG
ii  libice6                  2:1.0.6-1       X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libsm6                   2:1.1.1-1       X11 Session Management library
ii  libstartup-notification0 0.10-1          library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                 2:1.3.3-1       X11 client-side library
ii  libxcomposite1           1:0.4.1-1       X11 Composite extension library
ii  libxcursor1              1:1.1.10-1      X cursor management library
ii  libxdamage1              1:1.1.2-1       X11 damaged region extension libra
ii  libxext6                 2:1.1.1-2       X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3               1:4.0.4-1       X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxinerama1             2:1.1-2         X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxml2                  2.7.6.dfsg-2+b1 GNOME XML library
ii  libxrandr2               2:1.3.0-3       X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxslt1.1               1.1.26-2        XSLT processing library - runtime 
ii  mesa-utils               7.7-4           Miscellaneous Mesa GL utilities

Versions of packages compiz-core recommends:
ii  compiz-plugins                0.8.4-2    OpenGL window and compositing mana

Versions of packages compiz-core suggests:
ii  nvidia-glx                    190.53-2   NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

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