I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 27 Apr 2011, at 19:10, Ed Lin <124...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> I've added Compiz to this bug as per the discussion here: > https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg05613.html > > I know about the window placement plugin in CCSM but there are two > problems: > It requires manual setup and can only do static coordinates and rules > whereas it should be enabled by default, transparent and dynamically > remember positions. > Secondly, it's broken. Opening another window of the same > class/role/whatever shouldn't put it exactly on top of the other one > but cascaded so both titlebars are visible. See KDE, Windows and OS X > for a correct implementation. > > [...] > > My recommendation for the near future: Extend the window placement > plugin so it supports cascading (or "smart" placement, see below) of > same windows and automatically remembers coordinates. Once it's deemed > stable and functionally complete enable it by default. > > Please see the mailing list for further problems and ideas surrounding > the issue. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of > Papercutters, which is subscribed to One Hundred Paper Cuts. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124315 > > Title: > Remember+restore window position of applications with WM_WINDOW_ROLE > or window title set > > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Won't Fix > Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: > New > Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Open firefox or thunderbird. Move the window. Quit the > application. Open the application again. The window is back over > on the left again. > The mozilla team leaves window positioning to the window manager on > unix/linux systems: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31086 > > The advanced settings to enable Gnome to remember window positions > is not available at the place these instructions say they were a > year ago: > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-36505.html%3C/t-199815.html > > A similar ubuntu bug was reported earlier, but it was about firefox > only, and it is already marked as having been fixed in Feb., > however, I am seeing the issue today using Feisty, which was > released in April: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/65841 > > One possible workaround is using Devil's Pie: > http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie > which requires hand editing xml files and creating pattern matching > filter rules. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124315 Title: Remember+restore window position of applications with WM_WINDOW_ROLE or window title set To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/124315/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs