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

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 09:09 +0200, Eric Lavarde wrote: 
> 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.

This behavior is a per-application one. Using libstartup-notification,
applications should stay in the desktop where they belong, but some apps
(firefox for example) are known to cause problems.

If you try vlc, xfce4-terminal, Thunar... they react well. Upstream
reaction is that behavior should be implemented in application (to
follow freedesktop.org spec).

See: http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce/2005-April/013715.html


Regards,
-- 
Yves-Alexis Perez