[xmonad] [Pkg-haskell-maintainers] Bug#623429: libghc-xmonad-contrib-dev: avoidStruts leaves a gap on the left of the screen

[Norbert Zeh]

Joachim Breitner [2011.04.20 1416 +0530]:
> Dear Gian,
> 
> Am Mittwoch, den 20.04.2011, 08:28 +0200 schrieb Gian Piero Carrubba:
> > Package: libghc-xmonad-contrib-dev
> > Version: 0.9.2-2+b1
> > Severity: minor
> > 
> > 
> > After switching to the last version of libghc-xmonad-contrib-dev,
> > XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks.avoidStruts seems to think there's a dock on
> > the left of the screen. It correctly avoids drawing windows over xmobar
> > and trayer (running on the top of my screen), but also inserts a gap on
> > the left that I can't explain.
> > Please find attached my xmonad.hs. The same config worked well with
> > previous installed version (libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev 0.9.1-1+b1).
> 
> thanks for reporting the bug. Do you happen to have a non-rectangular
> screen, e.g. two screens of different size? There was a discussion about
> that on the xmonad mailing list.

Why would you think this is the reason?  I'm running a dual-screen setup
and occasionally run one of my monitors in landscape mode and one in
portrait.  I haven't noticed any problems with that.

Cheers,
Norbert