Second instance of program launches in the exact same position as the first instance

[Martin Olsson]

1. install gutsy and apt-get to get latest
2. launch calculator using application :: accessories
3. launch another instance of calculator, it appears in the exact same place as the first instance

this is a problem because many non-geeks would have a hard time understanding that there is now two instances of calculator running. windows have fixed this problem by adding N pixels (50 or so) to the left and top properties (the x,y window position coordinates) of the second instance.

some people talk about how compiz can bring additional visual cues and improve accessibility and usability. however, a simple change like this can go along way to help users understand the effects of their commands.

of course, it's nice to have the first instance load in the exact same place every time (these initial coordinates are most likely loaded from gconf which is great). therefore, this bug report applies only to the second instance of an application.

[Adam Niedling (krychek)]

This is this happening on Hardy.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=532961

[Antonio Litterio (antonio-litterio-gmail)]

This problem is also present in Karmic.

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

The calculator no longer loads in the same location in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid). Thanks for your bug report.