[Upstream] [hardy] impress lacks window list entry in dual head

[markginter24]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org-impress

Starting with Impress 2.1 -- when in a dual-head display the presentation window is no longer listed in the window-list applet in the panel. This is regardless of desktop environment/window manager. When a presentation is started in single-head mode it is listed in the window-list applet, but the moment dual-head is used it is no longer listed in the window-list applet. We have a setup where we use virtual desktops to run multiple presentations so we can easily switch back and forth between them without having to put them into one big presentation file. We are no longer able to do this since the presentation that is first started will not go to the back when you switch desktops. I've attached pictures of a single-head and dual head setup with some simple notations to point out what's happening.

Thanks!

[Marnanel Thurman (marnanel)]

If it occurs regardless of WM, it is not a bug in metacity.

[markginter24 (mark-hanoverbeacon)]

My thinking was that maybe it is a common error by WM's that is specific to how they speak to openoffice? Thus it would apply to Metacity? I really don't know -- I'm trying to find out if this is the intended behavior or not. Would seem to me to be a step back from a usage standpoint if the intended behavior is to no longer report to the window list when in dual-head.

[Marnanel Thurman (marnanel)]

If you've tried it in (say) kwin and icewm and got the same result, it's probably a problem with the way Impress talks to WMs rather than any WMs getting things wrong.

So both these windows are on the same display, yet the presence of the second display causes the problem? That's pretty bizarre. I don't have a dual-head display to test on, though. I hope someone who knows about Impress will be along soon.

[markginter24 (mark-hanoverbeacon)]

The problem appeared the moment they enabled the ability to assign the presentation to a particular 'head' or 'screen'. It simply refuses to show up in the window list and does not play nicely when you switch between different virtual desktops. It's been frustrating... I hope someone with Impress knowledge comes along soon too ...

[Marnanel Thurman (marnanel)]

Sounds very much like an Impress problem, then. If you raise it upstream, link to it here so I can subscribe to the upstream bug in case I can be of any help from the window manager side.

[markginter24 (mark-hanoverbeacon)]

I apologize - but where would I get this pushed 'upstream'? And - by the way - thank you for being so responsive.

[Marnanel Thurman (marnanel)]

Oh, don't apologise for asking questions :) I think http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html is the place to go, but if you have problems come back and ask. Once you're done, post here about where the new bug report is and we can track it from launchpad.

[markginter24 (mark-hanoverbeacon)]

http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82158

Previously posted. Didn't realize that was 'upstream'.

[Marnanel Thurman (marnanel)]

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see that. My fault.

[markginter24 (mark-hanoverbeacon)]

Oh - no - I think you misunderstand. I had posted that previously to the oofice site -- not anywhere in conversation with you. No need to apologize.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

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