Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 553] Menu and Title bars inaccessible using GTK2 (non-legacy) with two monitor

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--- Comment #47 from Chris Maynard <christopher.maynard@xxxxxxxxx> 2012-10-04 13:26:08 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #46)
> But what if, instead of *changing* the screen layouts in between sessions of
> word, you *start* with the dead space and see if you can get word to open with
> the menu/ribbon hiding in the dead space?  

Yes, that's what I did: 1 = primary, both monitors are 1600 x 1050, laptop
running Windows XP SP3 32bit.

+---------------+
|               |
|       1       | +---------------+
|               | |               |
+---------------+ |       2       |
           x======|=====x         |
           |      +---------------+
           |    WORD    |
           x============x

First, I rearranged the monitors as shown, shifting Monitor #2 down a bit, then
I opened Word and moved it into the dead space so that only the small part on
Monitor #2 was visible.  Then I closed Word.  When I reopened it, it opened in
the same location as I left it with most of the toolbar/window not visible.

With either of the 2 patches I submitted applied, when Wireshark is placed in
the same initial position, closed then reopened, Wireshark is shifted up so
that the left-corner is visible on monitor #1, although it still looks strange
because there's a discontinuity at the border between 1 & 2 due to the shift,
but then every application would (and does) look like this though.

With patch #1, the Wireshark main window is shifted to the top of Monitor #1
whereas with patch #2, Wireshark is shifted only up high enough so that the
height doesn't go past the bottom edge of monitor #2.  For example, replace
WORD above with WS (Wireshark) as the initial starting position, then perform
the same steps.  The result:

          Patch #1                                    Patch #2
+----------x====+=======x               +---------------+
|          |    | WS    |               |               |
|       1  |    | +---------------+     |       1       | +---------------+
|          x====|=|=====x         |     |          x====|=|=====x         |
+---------------+ |       2       |     +---------------+ |     | 2       |
                  |               |                |  WS  |     |         |
                  +---------------+                x======+=====x---------+

But this example is actually not a very good one to show the affect of the
patches though, especially because in this case patch #1 behaves exactly the
same as Wireshark does today.  This was only a comparison of how Wireshark
behaves vs. how another application behaves, in this case Microsoft Word.

Another example that better illustrates the differences between how Wireshark
behaves today vs. with patch #1 and then with patch #2 is:

Initial condition: Wireshark's x0,y0 is on Monitor #2 and Wireshark's width is
greater than the width of Monitor #2.
+---------------+ +---------------+
|               | |         x=====|=============x
|       1       | |       2 |     |    WS       |
|               | |         x=====|=============x
+---------------+ +---------------+

Today: Wireshark x0,y0 already visible, but it gets shifted to the left-edge of
Monitor #2 anyway.
+---------------+ +---------------+
|               | x===============|=x
|       1       | |       2    WS | |
|               | x===============|=x
+---------------+ +---------------+

Patch #1: Wireshark x0,y0 is already visible on Monitor #2, so there's no
change.
+---------------+ +---------------+
|               | |         x=====|=============x
|       1       | |       2 |     |    WS       |
|               | |         x=====|=============x
+---------------+ +---------------+

Patch #2: Wireshark x0,y0 is already visible on Monitor #2; however, the window
extends past the right edge of Monitor #2 such that the entire window is not
visible.  Wireshark is shifted left as far to the left as is needed in order
for the entire window to now be visible:
+---------------+ +---------------+
|             x=|=|===============x
|       1     | | | WS    2       |
|             x=|=|===============x
+---------------+ +---------------+

I guess I am leaning toward patch #1, as it's the least intrusive one.  The
user can adjust the size & position from there.

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