GNU bug report logs - #36779
25.1; mouse click not recognized for frames with large left position

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eijiro Sumii <sumii <at> ecei.tohoku.ac.jp>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 36779 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36779: 25.1; mouse click not recognized for frames with large left position
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:04:23 +0200

> After more investigations (with Emacs 26.2 and GTK 3.22.11 - the
> latter is old but easier to compile in my environment), it turned out
> that the x-coordinates given to (GTK and) Emacs from the X server are
> sometimes (though not always) incorrect and negative:
[...]
> According to the user support, this is a limitation of the
> (proprietary) X server when multiple monitors and resolutions are
> switched after it has started.  Why this happens only to Emacs (not
> other X clients or GTK applications) is still a mystery to me, but I
> think we can close this issue.  Sorry and _many_ thanks for all the
> help!

Could you please provide us a few lines (including details about that
X server) so we can add them to etc/PROBLEMS.

Thanks, martin

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