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Reded

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From: Manchester, England

Registered: 2012-02-21

Posts: 242

Gnome-shell activities cutting off the bottom of screen

Hey everyone, I'm having a weird issue with gnome-shell. I'll post a photo, as I tried screenshotting it and the screenshots didn't actually show the problem at all, it looks like my desktop continues to where it should do (Apparently about 4 inches below where my physical monitor ends).

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g92dps2v3n7j3 … .06.21.jpg

As you can see, my 'activities' screen seems to be shifted downwards. The same goes for my applications screen too - The pagenation dots on the side continue for another 3 ticks after the bottom (of my monitor) dot.

I'm using an Nvidia GTX 650 graphics card with latest (337.12) drivers and while this monitor is plugged into VGA, I do have a second monitor plugged into HDMI, and if I switch that one to be the 'primary' display, the issue goes away. However, my physical desk setup sort of makes me not want to do that.

The issue does *not* go away if I set my VGA monitor to be the only display (ie. turn the HDMI one off) though it does if I reverse that setup. So the problem mostly seems to be this monitor.

My VGA monitor is running at 1280x1024 resolution, and my HDMI is at 1824x1026 (underscanned slightly from 1920x1080).

If there's anything more I can add to this to point to a solution, then please do tell me so.

Any help at all is appreciated, thanks all!

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Reded

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From: Manchester, England

Registered: 2012-02-21

Posts: 242

Re: Gnome-shell activities cutting off the bottom of screen

OK, after a closer look at my screenshots, it turns out they DID show the problem. Guess that's my cue to sleep! I'll pick this thread up tomorrow.

Screenshots:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nv35qvzi4oqi5 … 5%3A28.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5bntunm5wd4f … 3%3A19.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8u7pqrtada134 … 4%3A31.png

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"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH", the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."

Reded

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From: Manchester, England

Registered: 2012-02-21

Posts: 242

Re: Gnome-shell activities cutting off the bottom of screen

OK, things I've tried since last night:

clearing ~/.local/share/{gnome-shell, gnome-settings-daemon} and ~/.config/{gnome-control-center, gnome-session, gconf, dconf} (I wasn't sure what other gnome-related files I have in there)

clearing everything in /etc/X11/

Did all that then rebooted, still getting the same issue.

Also tried using default gtk, shell, mutter, icons and cursor themes, still the same issue.

Not sure what else to try. Does anyone have suggestions?

EDIT:

I've also discovered that if I do restart gnome-shell doing the usual alt+f2, type r, press enter route, the window expose screen fits my screen just fine. Things only go south once I click the 9-dot button to bring up my applications list. So... Maybe an issue there? Icons maybe?

EDIT the 2nd:

Now, I've installed a custom gnome-shell theme, and changed the icon sizes the gnome-shell.css, and my applications list fits on the screen properly. Still being a pain in the window-spread screen.

Last edited by Reded (2014-05-08 18:22:59)

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"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH", the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."