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[GH-ISSUE #1690] Not detecting transition edge with uneven monitors #1247

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Originally created by @billyJoePiano on GitHub (Jun 9, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1690

What happened?

I have a slightly unusual monitor setup. My Ubuntu workstation is a laptop with 3 external monitors. It is the Barrier server, and its monitor setup looks like this:

(Note: Monitor 2 is a phantom "built-in" monitor which I can't figure out, so I just disable it... perhaps related to having both a GPU and the CPU having built-in graphics? Not sure???)

The Windows client (also a laptop with external monitors) is just to the left of it, with a setup like this:

I was hoping that Barrier would transition cursors from Linux-3 to Windows-2, and from Linux-1 to Windows-1. However, when in Linux-3, my cursor just gets blocked at the boundary between Linux-3 and Windows-2 (it is only allowed to cross-over from the left-edge of Linux-1) and if I try to move from Windows-2 to Linux-3, then it ends up in Linux-1.

Unfortunately, If I re-arrange the monitor config, and move Linux-3 all the way to the left-most edge so it aligns with Linux-1's left edge, then the cross-over between Windows and Linux works, BUT I lose the ability to cross between Linux-3 and Linux-4 in that setup :-(

I've spent a few hours searching online and playing around with Gnome display settings, including trying to use compizconfig-settings-manager to bridge the gap between Linux-3/4 (in the latter arrangement), all to no avail. Is there any way to get Barrier to recognize the left-most-edge of the Linux-3 monitor as a transition boundary?

Version

v2.4.0

Git commit hash (if applicable)

N/A

If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

Ubuntu Software

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Linux

What OS versions are you using?

Ubuntu Desktop, 20.04

Relevant log output

No response

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Originally created by @billyJoePiano on GitHub (Jun 9, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1690 ### What happened? I have a slightly unusual monitor setup. My Ubuntu workstation is a laptop with 3 external monitors. It is the Barrier server, and its monitor setup looks like this: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/73624416/172808695-3aa5e023-3648-451f-99fe-db1c64660f80.png) (Note: Monitor 2 is a phantom "built-in" monitor which I can't figure out, so I just disable it... perhaps related to having both a GPU and the CPU having built-in graphics? Not sure???) The Windows client (also a laptop with external monitors) is just to the left of it, with a setup like this: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/73624416/172810492-b7eeb724-bcf2-4937-9d2b-1e7b1ef43e57.png) I was hoping that Barrier would transition cursors from Linux-3 to Windows-2, and from Linux-1 to Windows-1. However, when in Linux-3, my cursor just gets blocked at the boundary between Linux-3 and Windows-2 (it is only allowed to cross-over from the left-edge of Linux-1) and if I try to move from Windows-2 to Linux-3, then it ends up in Linux-1. Unfortunately, If I re-arrange the monitor config, and move Linux-3 all the way to the left-most edge so it aligns with Linux-1's left edge, then the cross-over between Windows and Linux works, BUT I lose the ability to cross between Linux-3 and Linux-4 in that setup :-( I've spent a few hours searching online and playing around with Gnome display settings, including trying to use compizconfig-settings-manager to bridge the gap between Linux-3/4 (in the latter arrangement), all to no avail. Is there any way to get Barrier to recognize the left-most-edge of the Linux-3 monitor as a transition boundary? ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) N/A ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? Ubuntu Software ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Linux ### What OS versions are you using? Ubuntu Desktop, 20.04 ### Relevant log output _No response_ ### Any other information _No response_

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