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List:       kwin
Subject:    Re: [Kwin] Fwd: [RFC][PATCH] kwin/workspace: don't force new placement
From:       Lubos Lunak <l.lunak () sh ! cvut ! cz>
Date:       2002-08-30 12:43:31
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On Friday 30 August 2002 14:26, Cristian Tibirna wrote:
> On Friday, 30 August 2002 05:47, Lubos Lunak wrote:
> >  I actually agree here. Cristian?
>
> I don't, but I understand the concerns raised.
>
> My problem with keeping old placement when moving window to a new desktop
> is that, 90% os cases (at least on my computer), the window I was moving
> was ending up in a place where there already was a window (obvious: moving
> to another desktop a window that was initially placed at (0,0) puts that
> window at the same place as the first placed window on the destination
> desktop). And since selecting the new desktop gives the focus to  (and
> eventually raises) the window that had focus on that desktop when last we
> visited it, the newly moved window almost always ends up covered
> underneath. And IMNSHO, _this_ comes with a bigger factor of surprise
> ("where's my window??").

 Actually, this is not true since some time ago. After moving a window to a 
different desktop, it's raised ( to cite one your sentence : 'Anyways, I 
added that patch following only my own usage experience and only 
after I was annoyed for months in a row by the ill behavior.' :) ).

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Lubos Lunak
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