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Rodolfo García Peñas (kix) (kix-i) wrote : Re: [Bug 1072832] Re: Basic window manager functions lost from WindowMaker in Quantal Quetzal 12.10

Hi,

please, report the keybinding problem to <email address hidden>

Thanks.
kix

On Tue, 30 Oct 2012, Harry escribió:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for continuing to investigate this matter.
>
> My packages versions are 0.95.3-2ubuntu1 for wmaker, wmaker-common,
> libwings3, libwings2, and libwutil2.
>
> I tried replacing wmaker/wmaker-common with wmaker_0.92.0-8.2+b1 from
> Debian stable but the problems with right/middle click not doing
> anything persists.
>
> I removed the existing /etc/GNUStep and ~/GNUStep before removing the
> existing wmaker and wmaker-common packages, then installed the above
> deb.
>
> Separately from all this, regarding my 3rd issue (key bindings now
> working), I've discovered that it *eventually* works. For example, I
> logged in this morning, my bindings did not work. I checked in WPrefs
> and confirmed they were set to what I want them to be, and I reset them
> for good measure. They still did not work. I walked away from the
> keyboard for about 10 minutes and when I came back, they were working.
>
> I do not know what to make of this.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072832
>
> Title:
> Basic window manager functions lost from WindowMaker in Quantal
> Quetzal 12.10
>
> Status in “wmaker” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I've discovered the following extremely significant problems with
> WindowMaker behavior after upgrade to Quantal Quetzal 12.10:
>
> * Loss of right click access to the WindowMaker system/applications
> menu. Without this, I cannot launch apps, perform basic window manager
> tasks such as changing the background or manage workspaces, or even
> log out.
>
> * Loss of middle click access to WindowMaker window menu. Without
> this, I cannot switch to different windows via a menu list or review
> my open windows
>
> * Loss of WindowMaker key bindings. Although the settings seem to be
> in place, key bindings I have assigned for the following functions do
> not work:
>
>   * Switch to next workspace
>   * Switch to previous workspace
>
> There may be others
>
> I suspect that these are not bugs introduced by WindowMaker code,
> which has been stable if stagnant but something else in 12.10 broke
> these functions.
>
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