Window placement and window rules are broken after 3.8.2

[Eylem]

I had set some windows to open in certain fixed workspaces (using CCSM "place windows") and some of them to be sticky (CCSM "window rules"), however both settings are not ineffective and basically broken after the Unity 3.8.2 update.

I'm guessing it may be related to bug #688816, which was fixed was 3.8.2. Please look into this. Thanks!

[Mark (umberstark)]

Setting "Place Windows" to "Centred" in CCSM no longer works. Applications open up right next to the dock and when you mouse over the window to move it the dock auto-hides.

[Alex Launi (alexlauni)]

could you please attach a video of the bahavior? it's working normally for me. i tested each of the compiz modes and the only one behaving a little bit funky was 'cascade'.

[Eylem (eylemkoca)]

OK, I just updated to 3.8.4 and window placement seems to be fixed. That is the CCSM plugin "Place Windows" can now successfully open windows to fixed workspaces, something that had stopped working after 3.8.2, IDK why.

However, the "Window Rules" plugin is still broken. It is a plugin that is not enabled by default and when you try to enable it 1) Compiz/Unity crashes, 2) the set rules do not work. I'm trying to use the "Sticky" rule.

It is very easily reproducible for me: Just click enable check button for the "Window Rules" plugin and watch it crash. After that, it acts like its enabled but if you set any rule, it does not work. If you try to disable the plugin, watch it crash again.

Again, both plugins worked before 3.8.2. "Place Windows" plugin was recovered after 3.8.4 but "Window Rules" plugin is still broken after 3.8.4.

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