[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#367615: xfce4: windows should start/stay in the workspace from which they were started

[Eric Lavarde]

Package: xfce4
Version: 4.2.3
Severity: wishlist


Hi,

I recently switched from KDE to Xfce4 and one behavior disturbs me: I
was used to start all my applications (browser, mailer, PIM, console...)
switching inbetween from one workspace to the other, and KDE would take
care that each window would build up in the workspace from which I
started the application. I'd like to have this behavior also in Xfce.

More in details:
- in KDE I could do: start application 1 in workspace 1, switch to
  workspace 2 (before application 1's window has actually appeared),
  start application 2, switch to next workspace, etc... Go have a
  coffee, and at the end, each application has started in the correct
  workspace.
- in Xfce, I need to start application 1 in workspace 1, wait until
  application 1's window has appeared, switch to workspace 2, start
  application 2, wait, etc... No coffee! (if I don't wait I get all
  windows in the current workspace)

Thanks, Eric

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-8nc6k1
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages xfce4 depends on:
ii  gtk2-engines-xfce             2.3.90.1-1 A GTK+-2.0 theme engine for Xfce
ii  xfce4-icon-theme              4.3.90.1-1 Xfce Standard icon theme
ii  xfce4-mcs-plugins             4.2.3-2    Special modules for the xfce4-mcs-
ii  xfce4-panel                   4.2.3-1    The Xfce4 desktop environment pane
ii  xfce4-session                 4.2.3-1    Xfce4 Session Manager
ii  xfce4-utils                   4.2.3-2    Various tools for Xfce
ii  xfdesktop4                    4.2.3-1    Provides desktop background and ro
ii  xffm4                         4.2.3-1    File manager for the Xfce4 desktop
ii  xfwm4                         4.2.3.2-2  window manager of the Xfce project
ii  xfwm4-themes                  4.2.3-1    Theme files for xfwm4

Versions of packages xfce4 recommends:
ii  xfcalendar                    4.2.3-1    Time-managing application for the 
ii  xfce4-iconbox                 4.2.3-2    Iconbox for the Xfce4 Desktop Envi
ii  xfce4-mixer                   4.2.3-2    Xfce4 Mixer frontend
ii  xfce4-systray                 4.2.3-1    Systray panel plugin for Xfce4 pan
ii  xfce4-toys                    4.2.3-1    Eyes plugin for Xfce4 panel and xf
ii  xfce4-trigger-launcher        4.2.3-1    Panel plugin to start/stop program
ii  xfprint4                      4.2.3-1    Printer GUI for Xfce4

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