Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 238164
Workspace switcher only shows thumbnails of the current workspace
Last modified: 2009-07-14 13:18:02 EDT
Description of problem: My session is set to use Compiz. If I change to Metacity and back to Compiz during the session using 'Desktop Effects' from the System menu, the switcher applet only shows the thumbnail view of the current workspace (virtual desktop). The thumbnails for the other virtual desktops remain blank even if windows are put on them. Switching works erratically: ctrl-alt-left and ctrl-alt-right do change the desktop, but not the position in the switcher applet. Pointing and clicking the switcher changes both the workspace and and the position in the switcher applet, but the Compiz effect (cube) is not rendered (it is with the keyboard shortcut). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-applets-2.18.0-7.fc7 metacity-2.18.0-2.fc7 compiz-0.3.6-8.fc7 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Add workspace switcher to a panel if it isn't there. Turn Desktop Effects on and log out (session now set up to use Compiz). 2. Log in, switch Desktop Effects off, then back on again. 3. Open multiple windows and place them in different workspaces. 4. Try switching. Actual results: Switcher shows blank thumbnail views for all but the current workspace. Switching using the keyboard has different effects from switching using the mouse: position in the switcher applet is not changed. Expected results: Windows in other workspaces should show up in the switcher thumbnail view and switching should work consistently. Additional info:
Based on the date this bug was created, it appears to have been reported against rawhide during the development of a Fedora release that is no longer maintained. In order to refocus our efforts as a project we are flagging all of the open bugs for releases which are no longer maintained. If this bug remains in NEEDINFO thirty (30) days from now, we will automatically close it. If you can reproduce this bug in a maintained Fedora version (7, 8, or rawhide), please change this bug to the respective version and change the status to ASSIGNED. (If you're unable to change the bug's version or status, add a comment to the bug and someone will change it for you.) Thanks for your help, and we apologize again that we haven't handled these issues to this point. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp We will be following the process here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping to ensure this doesn't happen again.
The problem is still there in F9 Preview. The workspace switcher goes haywire upon switching to Compiz and back. Verified on Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 02) xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.4.99.901-26.20080415.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.8.0-10.fc9.i386 metacity-2.22.0-3.fc9.i386 compiz-0.7.2-3.fc9.i386 gnome-panel-2.22.1.2-6.fc9.i386
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Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
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Fedora 9 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-07-10. Fedora 9 is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug. If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of Fedora please feel free to reopen this bug against that version. Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.