From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4.1) Gecko/20031009 Description of problem: When running with parallel X sessions for the same user on the same machine (DISPLAY=:0 and DISPLAY=:1), evolution opens new windows always on the screen that has the first instance of it running. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): evolution-1.4.5-2 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 0. run two parallel XFree86, e.g on virtual consoles. Log in as same user on both 1. on DISPLAY=:0, fire up "evolution" and leave it running 2. switch to DISPLAY=:1 3. launch "evolution" from command line Actual Results: new window will appear on DISPLAY=:0 Expected Results: new window should appear on DISPLAY=:1 Additional info: (appeared on a laptop with different screens for internal and external monitor. Other GNOME programs work fine). Launching the first instance of evolution on DISPLAY=:1 will reverse behaviour, all new instances will stay on DISPLAY=:1 afterwards.
This is being worked on upstream -- http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution-patches/2003-September/003071.html