[winswitch] xpra and multiple desktops

Douglas Doole dougdoole at gmail.com
Wed Feb 13 15:40:08 GMT 2013


xpra seems to get a little confused when used on a system with multiple
desktops and xpra managed windows on more than one desktop. (I have seen
this behaviour on all 0.8.* builds.)

For example:
   On desktop 2:
      start xpra managed terminal (for reference, call it term2)
      start gvim from term2 - appears on desktop #2
   Switch to desktop 3:
      start xpra managed terminal (term3) - appears on desktop #2 (!)
      move term3 to desktop #3
      start gvim from term3 - appears on desktop #3
   Switch to desktop 2:
      click on term2 to bring it to foreground
      start gvim from term2 - appears in desktop #3 (!)
      start gvim (again) from term2 - appears in desktop #2
   Switch to desktop 3:
      move term3 (which also brings it to foreground)
      start gvim from term3 - appears in desktop #3

It seems that xpra isn't aware of desktop changes until something causes a
change in window state.
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