Inconsistent names are assigned when user adds more than 4 workspaces

[AG]

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

When user adds more than two Workspaces, the Workspaces are given names as:
Desk1
Desk2
Workspace3
Workspace 4

This is inconsistent and the Workspaces names needs to be either:
Desk1, 2, 3, .....
or
Workspace1, 2, 3,.....

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 13 19:22:27 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.28.0-0ubuntu6
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank for the bug report, the issue is fixed in lucid

[AG (gore-amit)]

The issue is still present with the latest updated Lucid Installation.
Instead of 2 workspaces it happens after adding more than 4 workspaces.

[Duncan Lock (dunc)]

This is still happening in the latest Lucid - this sounds like it might be a papercut candidate; I would guess it's a fairly simple patch to make it consistent, either 'Desk n', or 'Workspace n'?

[Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense)]

I can confirm this issue with LANGUAGE=C — LANGUAGE=nl_NL doesn't seem to be affected by this — and with Compiz disabled. With Compiz enabled no workspace names whatsoever are shown, apart from the persisting tooltip "Currently virtual desktop: 'Workspace 1'", which appears no matter what workspace you're on.

I'm setting this papercut to Triaged as this is indeed a valid issue for those that are using a computer that doesn't support Compiz. However, as a lot of users don't change the workspace settings this issue will most likely remain relatively low-profile; I don't expect it to be selected for any of the 10 rounds this cycle, or the next. This does not mean you cannot fix this as a valid papercut and fixing this issue will appear on the statistics.

[Ahmed Shams (ashams)]

Does this bug still exist in Lucid?
I couldn't reproduce on Natty.

[Chris Wilson (notgary-deactivatedaccount)]

Closing as fixed as per comment #7.