[Bug 12278] New: wine uses dual-screen, confines non-wine progs to one screen

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12278

Summary: wine uses dual-screen, confines non-wine progs to one
                    screen
           Product: Wine
           Version: 0.9.58.
          Platform: PC-x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

I have a dual-screen (nvidia twinview) setup, with icewm window manager,
running debian lenny and wine 0.9.58.  Normally my taskbar is at the bottom of
one screen on one monitor.  The other, second, screen on the second monitor is
"above" the first screen on the first monitor.

When I start wine - any wine program, and even just running winecfg, I have
full access to both screens ***for the wine program***.

Alas, while giving itself full dual-screen access, wine moves my taskbar to the
bottom of the second screen and completely deprives me of access to the first
screen for non-wine programs.  The desktop itself and all non-wine programs are
confined to the second screen.

The only way I have found to get back to my normal dual-screen setup after
starting wine is to log out of X and back in.

[Bug 12278] wine uses dual-screen, confines non-wine progs to one screen

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12278

elle  changed:

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[Bug 12278] wine uses dual-screen, confines non-wine progs to one screen

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12278

--- Comment #1 from Lei Zhang   2008-04-02 00:02:33 ---
Can you try a different window manager and see if it has similar problems? Can
you provide your xorg.conf? What video card are you using and what's the driver
version?

No need to CC yourself on your own bug.

[Bug 12278] wine uses dual-screen, confines non-wine progs to one screen

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12278

elle  changed:

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--- Comment #2 from elle   2008-04-02 12:49:48 ---
I begin to thing that this "taskbar wine bug" is perhaps a problem with my
computer settings.  My apologies.  The same "taskbar relocation" happens when I
run "nvidia-settings" (but not when I am running "real" programs - until the
problem with wine occurred, I didn't have reason to run "nvidia settings").  So
for now, please ignore this bug.  Sorry! elle

[Bug 12278] wine uses dual-screen, confines non-wine progs to one screen

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12278

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--- Comment #3 from elle   2008-04-04 12:29:01 ---
The problem indeed was with my xorg.conf file.  I am posting the "cure" to my
"nvidia icewm twinview dual-screen wine woes", in case anyone else has the same
problem.  I needed to add the following line under Section "Device"

Option "NoTwinViewXineramaInfo" "True"

According to
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/169.12/README/appendix-b....,
"Some window mangers get confused by this information, so this option is
provided to disable this behavior."  It seems icewm is one of "those" wms.  I
don't know what other consequences there may be to using this option with
twinview.