Selecting running music player from indicator-sound applet opens window one workspace right

[cro]

When running multiple workspaces, selecting the running audio player from the sound preferences dropdown (the volume indicator) causes the audio player window to open on the workspace to the right.

By way of example, with Rhythmbox running but minimised while on Workspace 1, selecting "Ryhtmbox" from the volume control will cause the Rhythmbox window to open on Workspace 2.

In addition, when running Compiz and Compiz Cube with 4 workspaces, selecting whilst viewing Workspace 4 will cause the application window to open on Workspace 1 (one logical workspace right).

[Conor Curran (cjcurran)]

I think this bug belongs with the window manager, it seem now though in Natty to be fixed ( with all the good work going on in Compiz )

[Conor Curran (cjcurran)]

It actually belongs with the application. According to Sam (compiz) the banshee window should unmap and remap.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

I couldn't reproduce this in Maverick with either the new (self-compiled) or old compiz (from repository). How weird. Can we have detailed steps to reproduce this?

[cro (cro)]

I see this behaviour on two separate machines. Both are running 10.10, fully patched: 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64. One is an HP Pavillion DV6-model laptop, the other is a custom-built desktop with dual monitors. Both machines use nVidia video cards.

Versions:
compiz, compiz-core, compiz-gnome, compiz-plugins: 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu9.1
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra: 0.8.6-0ubuntu1
compiz-fusion-plugins-main: 0.8.6-0ubuntu2
x-server-xorg: 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
x-server-xorg-core: 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.3

Compiz settings:
Cube enabled, 4 workspaces (laptop), 5 workspaces (desktop)

To recreate on either machine:
1: Ensure Rhythmbox is not running in the background
2: Select Rhythmbox from the volume-control applet
3: Rhythmbox application window opens one logical workspace right

Once opened, if music is played then paused, using the volume applet will cause Rhythmbox to re-display it's window on whichever desktop the window was last opened on, so if it is moved after the first open, it will stay on the "right" desktop.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Saturday 12,February,2011 01:53 AM, cro wrote:
> I see this behaviour on two separate machines. Both are running 10.10,
> fully patched: 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64. One is an HP Pavillion
> DV6-model laptop, the other is a custom-built desktop with dual
> monitors. Both machines use nVidia video cards.
>
> Versions:
> compiz, compiz-core, compiz-gnome, compiz-plugins: 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu9.1
> compiz-fusion-plugins-extra: 0.8.6-0ubuntu1
> compiz-fusion-plugins-main: 0.8.6-0ubuntu2
> x-server-xorg: 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
> x-server-xorg-core: 2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.3
>
> Compiz settings:
> Cube enabled, 4 workspaces (laptop), 5 workspaces (desktop)
>
> To recreate on either machine:
> 1: Ensure Rhythmbox is not running in the background
> 2: Select Rhythmbox from the volume-control applet
> 3: Rhythmbox application window opens one logical workspace right
>
> Once opened, if music is played then paused, using the volume applet
> will cause Rhythmbox to re-display it's window on whichever desktop the
> window was last opened on, so if it is moved after the first open, it
> will stay on the "right" desktop.
>

Hmm, so this is Rhythmbox's issue, not Banshee's? Could you try reproducing it
with Banshee just to check, please?

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Kind regards,
Loong Jin

[cro (cro)]

You are correct - this behaviour only occurs with Rhythmbox and I cannot recreate it with Banshee.

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Saturday 12,February,2011 08:31 PM, cro wrote:
> You are correct - this behaviour only occurs with Rhythmbox and I cannot
> recreate it with Banshee.
>

Alright then, let's shift the bug to Rhythmbox.

  affects banshee
  status invalid
  affects ubuntu/rhythmbox
  status new

--
Kind regards,
Loong Jin

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Colan Schwartz (colan)]

In my case, it actually opens one workspace down, not right. I've got a 3x3 grid, and if I open it in workspace 6, it actually opens in workspace 9.

[Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running apport-collect <bug #> and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for rhythmbox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]