Bug 128755
| Summary: | workplace switcher doe not work properly in metacity, or sawfish | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Net Nut <netnut404> |
| Component: | libwnck | Assignee: | Mark McLoughlin <markmc> |
| Status: | CLOSED WORKSFORME | QA Contact: | Mike McLean <mikem> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | 2 | ||
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| Hardware: | i686 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Last Closed: | 2004-12-20 13:16:48 UTC | Type: | --- |
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(Applet is in gnome-panel really, but core functionality implemented by libwnck) Issue with sawfish is a dup of bug #120652 - update to libwnck-2.6.0.1-3 for the fix. Issue with metacity is very strange, I've never seen that - your going to need to give more information: - Does this happen with a new user? Could you try adding a test user, logging in as that test user and try and reproduce? - Any special preferences set? You could attach the gconftool-2 -R output for /apps/panel/profiles/default/applets/workspace_switcher/prefs /apps/metacity No response, closing |
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040510 Description of problem: The workplace switcher does not function properly. First off when using metacity as your window managed you can not see the windows that are on other workplaces. (the moment you swith to another workplace your view of the contents of the previous workplace disapears then making you guess where you left your other windows. Second if you switch to sawfish for better workplace edgeflipping functionality, you will find that edgeflipping works fine on your workplaces, but if you click anywhere in the workplace switcher (to select a different workplace) all the windows that are open on all desktops get moved around to where there are only small portions of the window available on each desktop. I should mention that the workplaces are displayed correctly when using sawfish unlike metacity untill you make the mistake of clicking on the switcher (like you should be able to to). This is compleatley reproduceable as I have done this on 4 fedora machines. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-applets-2.6.2.1-1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: setup multiple desktops (I chose 9 in rows of 3 ) using metacity you will only be able to see the windows on your current workplace. switch to sawfish ( "killall metacity; wait ; sawfish &" works for me) open some windows on different desktops without using the workplace switcher (<shift> <control> <alt> <arrow keys> to move a window arround ) you can now see things on your desktops.. now click on the workplace switcher, and watch all your windows move haywire over all the desktops.. Result.. not fun.. you have to reposition all your windows manaully again, and remind yourself not to use the workplace switcher. Actual Results: you have to reposition all your windows manaully again, and remind yourself not to use the workplace switcher. Expected Results: being able to view and switch to different workplaces effortlessly. Additional info: