Comment 2 for bug 292238

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Axel von Bertoldi (bertoldia) wrote : Re: [Bug 292238] Re: Winwrangler does not work with xfce window manager

Yeah, I get exactly the same here on a number of applications. Blame
xfwm4???

a.

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Thanks for your bug report again :-)
>
> It looks like the bounds are calculated correctly at least... I suspect
> that maybe xfwm4 doesn't implement the entire EWMH, but I could be
> wrong.
>
> I just tried running 'wnckprop --set-x=40' (with xfwm4) on a Tomboy note
> window and this is what I got:
>
> ----------------------
> mikkel@delight:~$ wnckprop --set-x=40
>
> (wnckprop:6965): Wnck-WARNING **: Property _NET_WM_NAME contained
> invalid UTF-8
>
> Action not allowed
> mikkel@delight:~$
> ---------------------
>
> And the window wasn't moved to x=40 as it should have been. This will
> need some more investigation...
>
> --
> Winwrangler does not work with xfce window manager
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292238
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>
> Status in WinWrangler: New
>
> Bug description:
> The summary says it all. Using xfwm4 in Hardy. Winwrangler runs and
> apparently detects hotkey presses, but nothing happens. Example output when
> pressing a hotkey:
>
> Got KeyPress! keycode: 11, modifiers: 84
> Calling handler for '<Ctrl><Super>2'...
> WinWrangler-Message: Hotkey <Ctrl><Super>2 for 'tile' activated
> (winwrangler:17880): WinWrangler-DEBUG: Num windows: 2
>
> (winwrangler:17880): WinWrangler-WARNING **: Desktop layout contains
> floating element at (0, 25)@1680x26
> (winwrangler:17880): WinWrangler-DEBUG: Calculated desktop bounds (0, 25),
> (1680, 1050)
> (winwrangler:17880): WinWrangler-DEBUG: Grid is 2x1, with cell size
> 840x1025
>
> (winwrangler:17880): WinWrangler-DEBUG: set_geom(0, 25, 840, 1025)
> (winwrangler:17880): WinWrangler-DEBUG: set_geom(840, 25, 840, 1025)
> Got Event! 28, -1
> Got Event! 3, -1
> Got KeyRelease!
>
> Thanks,
> axel.
>