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Description of problem: Using "Enable Desktop Effects" to start compiz reduces the number of workspaces to 4. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.6.2-3.fc8
Not only that, but if you use gnome-compiz-manager to increase that to say 6, all kinds of weird stuff start happening when you select Move to Another Workspace on the window menu. Windows end up in the wrong workspace or they end up on the edge of one of the workspaces (i.e. they do not move by the size of the workspace at all). Also, if one clicks Workspace Switcher Preferences, there is no option to change how many workspaces should there be. This is not the case with metacity - it give options for this.
Ping... Anyone looked at this? Still a problem in F8.
Just for the record, my second comment, about Workspace Switcher Preferences - this has been fixed. The other behaviour, where one attempts to move windows to other workspaces by any method except Left or Right, still does end up in complete confusion, as described. Please note, for this to be observed, do _not_ enable workspaces on cube.
Well, I cannot confirm your observation about Workspace Switcher (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513792 :-)), but I can fully confirm weird movement of windows to random desktops.
I've just noticed the same thing i.e. when running compiz, Move to Workspace only does the right thing when moving a window from workspace 1. If I try to move a window from workspace 2 to 4, it ends up on workspace 1.
In Fedora 9, compiz appears to be placing windows on correct workspaces when asked. So, the first paragraph from comment #1 appears not to be true any more.
For F10 w/updates as of 2009-02-26 and compiz-0.7.8-7.fc10, enabling desktop effects still renders the workplace switcher applet unusable. At first, all windows get shuffled to the active desktop. Moreover, it is impossible to drag a window from one desktop to another one by using the applet in the bottom panel.
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Issue still present for F11 final w/updates.
*** Bug 481275 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Kristian, can we please get this solved soon?
Under F11 ,with "Desktop Effects" enabled , the workspace switcher preferences shows no option for changing the number. Disabling "Desktop Effects" works great.
But the issue still exists: I can't have more than four workspaces with the desktop effects enabled - so can we please get this solved soon? It worked in e.g. Fedora 8 already: Compiz and more than four workspaces.
(In reply to comment #13) > But the issue still exists: I can't have more than four workspaces with the > desktop effects enabled - so can we please get this solved soon? It worked in > e.g. Fedora 8 already: Compiz and more than four workspaces. You can do this by using Gnome's Configuration Editor. The problem is that if you set up more than 4 with Metacity, when you switch to Compiz you'll get back to 4. And, preferences of the workspace switcher will not let you set the number.
Switching incorrect assignees to the default one.
yes during some time till Fedora 11 included, number of workspace in metacity were automatically translated in corresponding number of workspace in Compiz-fusion. But in Fedora 12 this is no more the case, even with "gnome compatibility" enabled in compiz "Setting manager" But you can at least fix them independently in compiz "Setting manager" -> General Options -> Desktop size -> Virtual horizontal size: 4 by default
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(In reply to comment #17) > yes during some time till Fedora 11 included, number of workspace in metacity > were automatically translated in corresponding number of workspace in > Compiz-fusion. > But in Fedora 12 this is no more the case, even with "gnome compatibility" > enabled in compiz "Setting manager" > > But you can at least fix them independently in compiz "Setting manager" > -> General Options -> Desktop size -> Virtual horizontal size: 4 by default additional info: compiz settings manager is not installed by default, it is in th ccsm package. It worked me on Fedora 12.
I also ran into this right now, and it's quite confusing (and took me a while to realize).
So this may or may not be a bug, but the help text is certainly less than useless: --- Quote from F13's help --- Adding Workspaces * Desktop User Guide * Desktop Overview * Workspaces To add workspaces to the GNOME Desktop, right-click on the Workspace Switcher applet, then choose Preferences. The Workspace Switcher Preferences dialog is displayed. Use the Number of workspaces spin box to specify the number of workspaces that you require. --- End quote --- But there isn't a "Number of workspaces" spin box. ccsm's control works just fine.
Created attachment 421796 [details] screenshot of the dialog in question (In reply to comment #21) > But there isn't a "Number of workspaces" spin box. ccsm's control works just > fine. Don't you have something like attached (of course, in your locale, this is the Czech one)?
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This bug is mostly moot with the switch to GNOME 3 in F15.
GNOME 3 introduced enough new issues and problems, e.g. it makes me less effective during work by its new layout, missing menus etc. But yes, this bug report needs to be closed - unfortunately.
(In reply to comment #25) > GNOME 3 introduced enough new issues and problems, e.g. it makes me less > effective during work by its new layout, missing menus etc. And I thought I was the only one... Long live Gnome classic with Compiz and fallback mode!
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