Bug#555665: When opening the window: "Appearance Preferences", font size of the desktop are changed, without asking.

[vincent]

Le vendredi 20 novembre 2009 à 22:41 +0100, Josselin Mouette a écrit :
> Le vendredi 20 novembre 2009 à 20:10 +0100, vincent a écrit : 
> > I analyzed more precisely this bug.
> > 
> > It is linked to activation of the dual screen of Xorg.
> > To activate dual screen I use "xrandr" with the following command :
> > xrandr --output VGA2 --right-of DVI0
> 
> Why not use gnome-display-properties instead?

I can not use this program, because the version of
gnome-display-properties of Lenny does not allow to configure 2 screens
with differents displays and resolutions.
> 
> > When I open the window "Appearance Preferences" without having activated
> > the dual screen, the bug does not occur.
> > 
> > The bug only happens when I open the window "Appearance Preferences"
> > after activating the dual screen.
> 
> Well, configure the dual screen using the GNOME preferences and maybe it
> will work.
> 
> If you want to do things by hand, you need to disable the xrandr plugin
> in gnome-settings-daemon.
> 
> Cheers,