Re: windows jump when using lxpanel

Christopher Roy Bratusek <[email protected]> Mon, 4 Jan 2016 01:38:52 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.window-managers.sawfish
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

Hi,

I haven't tested this yet, but what exactly do you need to change in
lxpanel? This should not happen if lxpanel has _NET_WM_STRUT -- though
that's the old property, lxpanel might not set it.

Regards,
Chris

On 31.08.2015 11:02, John Bovey wrote:
> Can anyone help with this annoying problem?
> 
> I use sawfish with lxpanel on debian linux, and have done for many
> years. I have my lxpanel positioned at the top of the screen
> and everything works fine except for one major irritation. After
> starting a new session, the first time I de-iconise a window all the
> windown jump up and to the left. The distance is about the depth of the
> lxpanel bar, and the distance to the left is about the thickness of a
> window border. If I reposition the windows then everything is fine
> until the next session.
> 
> The problem seems to be caused by lxpanel changing the viewport and I
> have fixed it in the past (several years ago) by downloading the source
> of lxpanel and editing it. That is not really a good long-term
> solution though, since it needs to be re-done every time a new
> version of lxpanel is released. I am sure that there must be a better
> solution by re-configuring the viewports in sawfish but I don't speak
> lisp. Can anyone give me any pointers to how to do this or where to
> look for a solution. I am willing to learn some lisp if necessary to
> fix this issue, but it is unlikely that I would ever use it for anything
> else.
> 
> John Bovey
> 
>

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