[Xfce-bugs] [XFCE 0000089]: display mcs plugin

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http://bugs.xfce.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000089
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Reporter:                   edscott
Handler:                    bmeurer
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Project:                    XFCE
Bug ID:                     0000089
Category:                   general
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             2004-01-19 22:37 GMT
Last Modified:              2004-01-23 19:21 GMT
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Summary:                    display mcs plugin
Description: 
Situation. I log in from a remote server via ssh. Using ssh tunnelling I
can run mcs-manager for the remote display. The remote display has many
xrandr modes. I select (via mcs display plugin) xrand -s 18 (real big
virtual screen). 
So I log off and go to the office where the local server is. I try to log
in but xfce-mcs-manager crashes on startup. After scratching my head I
figure out that there is no equivalent setting for "xrandr -s 18" at the
local host, hence crash. I delete .xfce4/settings/display.xml and thus am
able to start xfce-mcs-manager. See additional information in bug tracker
for more info.
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 bmeurer - 2004-01-23 19:21 GMT 
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This is wrong usage IMHO. Since the xfce-mcs-manager stores settings per
display, it should be run on (or atleast for) the current Xserver machine.
That says you should run your local xfce-mcs-manager with your local
configuration when working at home and use the remote xfce-mcs-manager
with the remove configuration when working in office.

Nevertheless the display plugin should prevent such usage. I'd suggest to
test whether xfce-mcs-manager is running for a local display or a remote
display.