Wine apps display OFF desktop....

[Edgars Šmits]

2009/5/5 Edgars Šmits <ed.smits at gmail.com>:
> 2009/5/5 Edgars Šmits <ed.smits at gmail.com>:
>> I have a weird problem with WINE apps - when I run them they display
>> off the desktop - I can see the window silhouette in the Workplace
>> switcher on one side of the desktop, holding my mouse over the
>> silhouette shows the name of the application I'm trying to run, the
>> app shows up in my System monitor, but I can't get to it by any means
>> I can think of. I had this problem once before with the VLC control
>> panel, no big problem, I deleted the ~.config/vlc folder, it
>> initialised fresh, but I can't do that with WINE as far as I can see.
>> I even went to the extent of uninstalling Wine, deleting my ~.wine
>> folder, then doing afresh install, nada, same problem.
>>
>> This wasn't a problem when I was running with Ibex, but only since I
>> did a rebuild and did a clean install of Jaunty.
>>
>> I'm running my laptop with attached LCD monitor in 1440x990 mode, ie
>> wide screen, same as before. I do notice that the window silhouette
>> issue may point the way - even though my browser window is running
>> full screen, it's silhouette in the workplace switcher only fills up
>> the left 2/3 of the window field, and the WINE app silhouettes are in
>> the remaining 1/3 of the window - does that make sense?
>>
>> Any help appreciated. A google for WINE + Ubuntu + desktop didn't come
>> up with anything useful.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ED
>>
>
> OK, some logical observations - I have an internal laptop LCD panel
> that is smaller than my external 1440x990 one, and Ubuntu thinks that
> I have both open at the same time, with the laptop being on the right
> where my Wine and other stuff disappears. However, I don't need 2
> monitors ever. If I change the setting in Display to mirror, it only
> allows me to set the resolution to the laptop one...
>
> I use the external monitor 98% of the time - is there any way I can
> get Ubuntu to ignore the laptop panel when an external one is
> attached, but if the external one isn't attached it will display on
> the laptop at the correct resolution? The laptop is an HP Pavilion
> dv5153eu if that makes a difference, the video card is an ATI Mobility
>
> Ed
>

Boy, I may solve this one on my own.... Spent some time doing various
Google searches, seems to be a lot of complaints about the Display app
not working well with docking stations etc, someone mentioned an app
called "arandr". I installed it and it allows you to turn attached
displays off and on. I turned off my laptop panel and now my screen is
good, no longer extending. I'm not sure what will happen when I run
the laptop on the road, will it recognise the new arrangement, but
will test that later, have to get some real work done.

ED