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ammon

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Registered: 2008-12-11

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Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Im using openbox, it wont work with mouse over desktop, and with keybinding.

And submenu on right click on taskbar (move to #desktop) is gone.
I guess system thinks that there is only 1 desktop. 

Oh! Why did I update, will I ever learn????

Last edited by ammon (2009-10-12 19:59:08)

ammon

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Anyone? Pls, its hard with only one desktop

ngoonee

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

If you 'learn' not to update, then perhaps Arch isn't for you.

And with the lack of information provided, quite hard for anyone to help you. Its probably an openbox issue, since you're using that as a WM. Check the conf file.

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ammon

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

I was a joke ngoonee, about updating.

Here:

(openbox:3273): Openbox-WARNING **: Openbox is configured for 4 desktops, but the current session has 1.  Overriding the Openbox configuration.

I have told you its not openbox to blame, but new gnome...

I have tried metacity, and it shows 4 desktops. After that, I did openbox --replace and it also shows 4 desktops.
But when I log out or restart, problem is back.

Last edited by ammon (2009-10-13 10:41:08)

alexmatos

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From: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Registered: 2007-08-06

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

I'm experiencing the same issue!

ammon

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Registered: 2008-12-11

Posts: 413

Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Must be some gnome setting that defines numbere of desktops (beside metacity config) but I cant find it.

rocknrolf77

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From: Oslo, Norway

Registered: 2007-05-07

Posts: 68

Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Same problem here. Have anyone written a bug report?

Edit : Or maybe it's a feature

Last edited by rocknrolf77 (2009-10-14 07:02:09)

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ammon

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Registered: 2008-12-11

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Tried to google this, but can find anything. I have filed bug report for openbox long time ago, about overriding DE settings for virtual desktops, and use as specified in rc.xml. But as you can see it is still not fix.
Dont know how much sense does it make to report this to archlinux bugtracker.

Last edited by ammon (2009-10-14 07:34:01)

theDOC

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From: Aachen, Germany

Registered: 2009-06-18

Posts: 50

Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

same here, it's annoying. you can get your desktops back if you start obconf, change number of desktops and change it back.
can someone hint me to where 2.28 actually is better? Nautilus is showing my mounted encrypted disks again, even though I set "volume.ignore" in hal, gdm ... wtf?!, all my firefox bookmark icons are gone, and so on ...

moljac024

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Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Don't start gnome-settings-daemon ?

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ammon

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Re: Cant shift virtual desktops after gnome 2.28 upgrade

Ok, got something. We can blame new gdm, again

http://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4040

There are some patches mentioned... Anyone care to try them?