Ubuntu
libwnck package

workspace switcher preference window goes wild

Bug #310981 reported by Toni Ruottu
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libwnck
Confirmed
Medium
libwnck (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

Workspace switcher preference window goes wild when it fails to communicate its state with the window manager. I use xmonad and I realize making gnome-panel applets to work with xmonad is not a high priority for the gnome team and actually I'm mostly ok with not being able to use the preferences dialog. What bugs me is that when I accidentially try to use the dialog it starts opening and closing itself in a tight loop. When I manage to click on close button of the dialog it goes away, but usually this take me several minutes during which I have to look at the insane flickering caused by the window going away and reappearing.

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Lupine (thelupine) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better, but unfortunately I've been unable to reproduce your issue on Ubuntu 8.10. Can you reproduce this issue with an Ubuntu LIVE CD and report back if the problem still exists on Ubuntu 8.10 LIVE CD? Also, I'm not sure what the versions of Ubuntu or the specific package you are referring to, can you post that information. Also, the exact steps you took to reproduce this bug.

Changed in libwnck:
status: New → Incomplete
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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

cyberix@eval:~$ apt-cache show libwnck22|grep Version
Version: 2.24.1-0ubuntu1

Custom built xmonad 0.8 from http://xmonad.org/
(configuration file ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs attached)

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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

This bug is still present on beta version of Ubuntu Jaunty.
I used xmonad from the Ubuntu xmonad-package.

to reproduce:
1. install xmonad: sudo apt-get install xmonad
2. At the end of your ~/.profile, add the following: export WINDOW_MANAGER="/usr/bin/xmonad"
3. logout
4. login
5. right click on Workspace Switcher select "Preferences"
6. experience rapid flickering

Changed in libwnck:
status: Incomplete → New
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the issue seems to be rather a xmonad one than a libwnck bug

Changed in libwnck (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

Sure xmonad doesn't support it, but that was not what I complained about. I don't think the work space switcher should go crazy, if the window manager doesn't support some of it's features.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the bug should be sent to the software writters on bugzilla.gnome.org by somebody having the issue

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Toni Ruottu (toni-ruottu) wrote :

done

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Changed in libwnck:
status: Unknown → New
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for sending the bug to GNOME

Changed in libwnck (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
status: New → Triaged
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in libwnck:
importance: Unknown → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
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