This brainstorm idea from 12 months ago highlights the issue some more: brainstorm. Other operating systems (like Windows) do this "dead zone" thing too, except that they a) don't allow the mouse to move into the dead zone and b) don't spawn applications in the dead zone.Ī quick fix would be to change the Compiz "Place Window" plugin settings to have applications spawn under the cursor, but this still doesn't fix the fundamental issue and wouldn't prevent the mouse from moving into the area. It's particularly frustrating because the launcher "peeks" out at you when you get close, but I can't actually get it to stay out because I am over shooting all the time. Īttached image shows the setup I have, with the virtual dead zone highlighted with orange post it notes.Īs a side effect of this bug, activating the Unity launcher by using the corner hot-spot becomes almost impossible due to the corner technically not existing anymore - it exists vertically, but the horizontal "roof" of the BFB is no longer physically there, so I'm constantly overshooting the hot corner. Unless I open up workspace switcher and "pull" it down into the visible area.
This is a problem in itself, because the mouse can be "lost" in the dead zone and not easily found unless the user knows where to look.īut the main issue is that Compiz sees this "dead zone" as a fairly enticing place to stick windows (obviously because it reckons there is nothing there) - so whenever I start a new application (in this case a Terminal window), it spawns in the dead zone, and I can't see it. You can clearly see there is a black "dead zone" below the large monitor to the right, and a huge dead zone above the laptop screen on the left. The mouse can be moved into this dead zone, and when I initiate "workspace switcher" it looks like attached image. The laptop has a screen resolution of 1280 x 800, the 24" monitor is 1920 x 1080.īecause the laptop sits lower than the monitor, and because of both the resolution and physical size differences, a virtual "dead zone" appears above my laptop. I have a 15.4" laptop that I connect to a 24" Dell monitor when I'm at work. Result: firefox should not end up squished into the left side of the screen. 0) Install unity 3.8.14 and restart your sessionĢ) Ensure right monitor is primary (ugly)ģ) open firefox and place on left edge of left monitor
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