new files opened in evince does not bring its window to top

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Binary package hint: evince

If evince is already opened and is behind other apps, then opening a supported document using firefox does not bring the evince window to the top.

[[e-mail] (dakshay-deactivatedaccount)]

Steps to reproduce. You will need to have firefox and be on a page that has a link to a (say) postscript document. Lets call it 'psdoc.ps' for this test,

Test 1:
1. open evince first with any other document on your PC
2. open firefox and maximize it
3. In firefox, go to the page with the link to 'psdoc.ps'
4. click on link to 'psdoc.ps'
5. evince window will open on top. Now, close that evince window
6. Click on the same link (to 'psdoc.ps') again
7. Evince will not come to top of firefox, leaving the user confused

Test 2:
1. open firefox and maximize it
2. In firefox, go to the page with the link to 'psdoc.ps'
3. click on link to 'psdoc.ps'
4. evince window will open on top
5. Now, click anywhere on the firefox window to bring it back on top
6. click on link to 'psdoc.ps' again
7. Evince does not come to top, once again leaving the user confused

[[e-mail] (dakshay-deactivatedaccount)]

it would be really nice if someone could look into this. Thanks.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

thanks for the report, this works fine for me with Intrepid, the window is bringed to the top, can you test with it? thanks.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.

[[e-mail] (dakshay-deactivatedaccount)]

I have to get this out, I am sorry. Intrepid is in *alpha*, I don't
have non-production machines, this is an absurd request to a person
who took the time to find the bug. Its like asking them to your job
for you.

This is the trend I see in Ubuntu bug reporting. User files bug, no
one looks at it for months, then they mark it as lacking information
(when it does not, I even have the steps to reproduce it and have
filed the bug against hardy *not* intrepid), they expect users to do
some kind of massive test report for them and because they don't they
finally mark the bug closed. Hurray, problem solved.

This is the second of my bugs where I have been asked to devote some
unusual amount of time to provide more information. I feel it to be
completely unnecessary since some time spent by the developer on the
problem can solve it. This is just a way of moving responsibility
around.

I ain't filing any more bugs.

Good luck with everything,
Akshay

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Pedro Villavicencio <email address hidden> wrote:
> We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need
> to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments.
> Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't
> hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report
> you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change
> the Status back to New. Thanks again!.
>
> ** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
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> new files opened in evince does not bring its window to top
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224867
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