Comment 5 for bug 423343

Thanks for pointing that out, Nikola. Indeed this solution works.

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Nikola Kovacs <email address hidden> wrote:

> Confirmed, however CompizConfig still allows you to configure the number of
> workspaces.
> When metacity is active, the settings dialog changes to the metacity
> variant and both spinboxes are stuck at zero.
>
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> [karmic] workspace switcher stuck at 0 rows, 0 columns
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423343
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> Status in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> I scrubbed my settings and set up as a new user this morning. Upon doing
> so, I found that the workplace switcher applet is stuck at 0 rows and 0
> columns. The up/down buttons on each number are grayed out, and if you enter
> in a number, when focus leaves the combo box, the number is set back to 0.
>
> To reproduce:
> 1) Update to "latest" (4:00-ish am CDT) packages.
> 2) Set up a new, empty user directory
> 3) Log in as the user
> 4) Right click on the workplace switcher and select "Properties"
> 5) Enjoy your newfound frustration.
>
> This may require compiz, but I think it happens with metacity too. Right
> now, I'm being bitten by bug 389686, so I'm loathe to try it out again to
> verify.
>