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xfdesktop4 package

Infobar in desktop settings alludes to impossible scenario

Bug #1365382 reported by Elfy on 2014-09-04

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Xfce4 Desktop	Fix Released	Medium	xfce-bugs #11134
	xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Desktop settings gives option to move dialogue to other workspaces to set seperate wallpapers where more than one desktop exists.

The option also appears WHEN 1 desktop exists, also alludes to moving dialogue to do so.

Infobar should not appear if desktop=1 and/or when the move dialogue is impossible due to settings in xfwm4-tweaks-settings

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: xfdesktop4 4.11.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-12.18-generic 3.16.1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Sep 4 09:48:28 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-31 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140827)
SourcePackage: xfdesktop4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Related branches

lp://staging/ubuntu/utopic-proposed/xfdesktop4

lp://staging/debian/experimental/xfdesktop4

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11134, Elfy (elfy) wrote on 2014-09-04:

Desktop settings gives option to move dialogue to other workspaces to set seperate wallpapers where more than one desktop exists.

The option also appears WHEN 1 desktop exists, also alludes to moving dialogue to do so.

Infobar should not appear if desktop=1 and/or when the move dialogue is impossible due to settings in xfwm4-tweaks-settings

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Elfy (elfy) wrote on 2014-09-04:

Dependencies.txt Edit (6.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (106 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2014-09-04

Changed in xfdesktop:
importance:	Unknown → Medium
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11134, Eric Koegel (eric-koegel) wrote on 2014-09-08:

Created attachment 5641
Don't show infobar when there's only 1 workspace

Yup, it needs a workspace count check. Good catch, let me know if this does it.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11134, Elfy (elfy) wrote on 2014-09-10:

rarely have anything to do with patches I'm afraid - no idea what to do with it, I'll see if someone else can

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In Xfce Bugzilla #11134, Eric Koegel (eric-koegel) wrote on 2014-09-11:

It's a small change, I can just push it to master. Thanks for reporting the bug.

commit ad3b91b34fbb014ce93e337eaf6df493513e489a
Author: Eric Koegel <email address hidden>
Date: Mon Sep 8 14:54:20 2014 +0300

Don't show infobar when there's only 1 workspace (Bug 11134)
http://git.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/commit/?id=ad3b91b34fbb014ce93e337eaf6df493513e489a

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2014-09-14

Changed in xfdesktop:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-09-15:

This bug was fixed in the package xfdesktop4 - 4.11.8-0ubuntu1

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xfdesktop4 (4.11.8-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium

  * New upstream development release
  * Bugs fixed:
    - Infobar in desktop settings for <2 desktops (LP: #1365382)
    - Background color resets when starting settings (LP: #1313728)
    - Wallpaper spans multiple screens on reload (LP #1312577)
-- Sean Davis <email address hidden> Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:24:44 -0400

Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Fix Released

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Jack Fromm (jjfrv8) wrote on 2014-10-30:

This version does indeed seem to fix the problem when there is only one monitor. However, in a multi-monitor setup, it still offers the option to move the dialog to another workspace. That is, with two monitors, one workspace and "Apply to all workspaces" checked, xfdesktop4 will show an infobar with the text: "Move this dialog to the display you want to edit the settings for." . When "Apply to all workspaces" is unchecked, the infobar text changes to: "Move this dialog to the display and workspace you want to edit the settings for." It seems to me like the better fix would be to have the "Apply to all workspaces" choice grayed out when there is only one workspace.