[Bug 167558] New: unable to stretch wallpaper over two screens in pseudo-xinerama setup (fglrx bigdesktop)

[nat.tellin at gmail.com]

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           Summary: unable to stretch wallpaper over two screens in pseudo-
                    xinerama setup (fglrx bigdesktop)
           Product: kdesktop
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: nat.tellin gmail com


Version:            (using KDE 4.0.98)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I'm using the proprietary ATI drivers and two monitors. The driver offers an option called BigDesktop. This uses a single framebuffer for two monitors, and provides an internal Xinerama extension.

-Single screen as seen and reported by X, 2560x1024 in my case (two 1280x1024 monitors)
-Windows snap to screen edges and maximize within a single monitor as expected and desired - this behavior is due to the pseudo-Xinerama info provided by the driver
-The kicker properly respects the two screens as well

What does NOT work as expected is that I get *two* desktop plasmoid things as can be seen from a handle in the top right of each screen when unlocked. I have a 2560x1024 wallpaper that typically spans both monitors. However, because I have two 'desktops' I have two 'backgrounds'. If I set the right monitor to the wide wallpaper for example, it is scaled to fit the 1280x1024 dimensions of the right screen. Left screen has a totally independent wallpaper.

I *could* chop the texture in half in the GIMP and set the backgrounds separately, but that would be a pain.

Proper behavior is seen in both the current Gnome and KDE 3.5
The screen resolution as seen by X clients is 2560x1024, the same as the wallpaper. The only issue here is that Xinerama for some reason triggers two desktop widgets instead of one sized to the full resolution.