compiz - May 2006 - invalid binding strings

gconf places no restrictions on setting string values.
compiz does not seem to validate binding strings and I have noticed that it can
cause quirky behavior.

The exact situation that brought this to my attention was setting
opacity_increase and opacity_decrease to empty string values.  After initiating
switcher with Alt-Tab, while keeping Alt pressed, pressing shift changes the
active windows opacity.   Others have verified this, and I can confirm that
setting the same options to other invalid binding strings also causes this
behavior.

Others have expressed that I must enter disabled into gconf because it is
required.  It is my opinion that removing the binding in gconf should disable it
without forcing the user to have to type disabled in its place.

moppsy@comcast.net wrote:
> gconf places no restrictions on setting string values.
> compiz does not seem to validate binding strings and I have noticed
> that it can cause quirky behavior.
Actually, the only invalid binding that it let sneak through was the
empty string, and that's fixed now in CVS.

-- Dan