linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
Background zoom is wrong on every login with multiple monitors
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Description
Distribution
Mint 22.1
Package version
6.4.8
Graphics hardware in use
NVIDIA RTX 3080
Frequency
Always
Bug description
I have a multiple monitor setup, one is 1920x1080, and the other is 5120x1440, and my background's resolution is 5120x1440. Every time I log in, the background is very clearly zoomed in on my 5120x1440p monitor. I've seen this reported here as well: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=220953 (this describes the issue better). If I set the background image again (just switch from one image to another), it looks good again, and is not zoomed in anymore.
Steps to reproduce
- own two different-resolution monitors. (or set the resolution as different in the settings)
- set a background with the highest monitor's resolution, with picture aspect: zoom
- reboot
- the background is zoomed in
Expected behavior
I expect the background behavior to be consistent and not change the zoom on reboot.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the login behavior on Linux Mint 22.1 with Cinnamon 6.4.8, an NVIDIA RTX 3080, two monitors at 1920x1080 and 5120x1440, and a background set to zoom. Compare the background immediately after login with the result after switching images; done means the zoom remains consistent across reboot without resetting the background.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100