[Feature request] mate-display-properties: Please upgrade monitors.xml from version 1 to version 2

[davidhedlund]

Version 1

monitors.xml in Ubuntu MATE 22.04, Ubuntu MATE 23.04, ubuntu-mate-desktop from Ubuntu 22.04, or ubuntu-mate-desktop from Ubuntu 23.04:

<monitors version="1">
  <configuration>
      <clone>no</clone>
      <output name="Virtual-1">
          <vendor>???</vendor>
          <product>0x0000</product>
          <serial>0x00000000</serial>
          <width>2560</width>
          <height>1600</height>
          <rate>60</rate>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
          <rotation>normal</rotation>
          <reflect_x>no</reflect_x>
          <reflect_y>no</reflect_y>
          <primary>yes</primary>
      </output>
      <output name="Virtual-2">
      </output>
      <output name="Virtual-3">
      </output>
      <output name="Virtual-4">
      </output>
  </configuration>
</monitors>

Ubuntu MATE 22.04 screenshot:

Version 2

monitors.xml in Ubuntu 23.10, 23.04, and 22.04:

<monitors version="2">
  <configuration>
    <logicalmonitor>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <scale>1</scale>
      <primary>yes</primary>
      <monitor>
        <monitorspec>
          <connector>Virtual-1</connector>
          <vendor>unknown</vendor>
          <product>unknown</product>
          <serial>unknown</serial>
        </monitorspec>
        <mode>
          <width>2560</width>
          <height>1600</height>
          <rate>60.000</rate>
        </mode>
      </monitor>
    </logicalmonitor>
  </configuration>
</monitors>

Ubuntu 22.04 screenshot:

MATE general version

1.26.0

Package version

mate-display-properties 1.26.0

Linux Distribution

Ubuntu MATE 22.04, Ubuntu 22.04

Link to bugreport of your Distribution (requirement)

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mate-panel/+bug/2028818

See also

• mate-display-properties: Use less generic name for monitors.xml to avoid clashing with other desktops #712