Re: [Evolution] Why does not copy & paste work in separate monitor setup?

[Reid Thompson <Reid Thompson ateb com>]

On Wed, 2015-07-15 at 19:33 +0200, Bjørn T Johansen wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:04:21 +0100
> Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk> wrote:


> > > I thought that it did since my statement negates that I am running X 
> > > that is spanning my desktop across two screens... But to clarify, I have 
> > > one monitor at $DISPLAY :0.0 and one at $DISPLAY at :0.1.
> >
> > OK, so you are running a single X server controlling two screens
> > (multiple X servers would be called :0.0, :1.0, etc.).  These
> > distinctions are subtle but important.
>
> Aaah, did not know that... I guess that multiple X servers come into play with
> two graphics cards then?

> > What I suggest you do is to install some form of clipboard manager -
> > clipit, parcellite, etc. - and then you can see what's actually being
> > cut and where the problem is.
>
> Ok, tried both and they both worked a couple times at first and then the paste
> stopped working again... I can see the text I copied in those
> applications but they are just not there when I try to paste on the other
> screen... (btw, it is the same when I try to paste something into Evolution
> from the other screen).
>
> btw, I am using Nvidia drivers version 352.21-2 (it that's of any interest...)
>
>
> BTJ
>
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gentoo
i'm using two monitors + laptop lcd ( 3 total ) with parcellite and
x11-base/xorg-server-1.16.4

NVIDIA settings gui lists driver version at 352.21 as does gentoo
x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-352.21

parcellite has worked w/o issue for me.  I have also tried copyq and it
seemed to work fine.

lightdm + openbox3

i have a startup script that determines whether i'm currently running 3
screens or not and makes settings appropriately

...snip...
Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "Stereo" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "HDMI-0: 1920x1080 +0+0, DVI-I-1: 1920x1080 +3840+0, DP-1: 1920x1080 +1920+0"
    Option         "SLI" "Off"
    Option         "MultiGPU" "Off"
    Option         "BaseMosaic" "off"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection
...snip...


cat lightdm.conf
...snip...
session-setup-script=/home/rthompso/.screenlayout/work3screens.sh
...snip...

$ cat /home/rthompso/.screenlayout/work3screens.sh
#!/bin/sh
monitors=`xrandr | grep " connected " | wc -l`
if [ $monitors != 3 ]; then
    xrandr --output DVI-I-0 --off --output HDMI-0 --off --output DVI-I-1 --off --output DP-2 --off --output 
DP-1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP-0 --off
    echo "setting up 1 monitor using nvidia xorg.conf" > /tmp/screenbootmsg
else
#    xrandr --output DVI-I-0 --off --output HDMI-0 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output 
DVI-I-1 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 3840x0 --rotate normal --output DP-2 --off --output DP-1 --mode 1920x1080 
--pos 1920x0 --rotate normal --output DP-0 --off
#   use saved nvidia-setting .xorg.conf file
    echo "setting up 3 monitors using nvidia xorg.conf" > /tmp/screenbootmsg
fi