compiz - Feb 2007 - switch metacity->compiz (compiz ignores its own settings)

I have configured compiz to use 1 workspace and 4 viewports and metacity 
to use 4 workspaces.
When I start compiz while metacity was running it uses 4 workspaces and 
4 viewports (ignoring the gconf settings).
When I restart X so that compiz is started before metacity this does not 
happen (it uses what its configured for).
bug or feature?
if feature can it be disabled?
switching metacity->compiz without X restart is no longer possible with 
this..

Hello dragoran,

Friday, February 9, 2007, 6:35:55 PM, you wrote:
> I have configured compiz to use 1 workspace and 4 viewports and metacity
> to use 4 workspaces.
> When I start compiz while metacity was running it uses 4 workspaces and
> 4 viewports (ignoring the gconf settings).
> When I restart X so that compiz is started before metacity this does not
> happen (it uses what its configured for).
> bug or feature?
> if feature can it be disabled?
switching metacity->>compiz without X restart is no longer possible with
> this..
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Confirming...

(Ubuntu 6.10, compiz-0.3.6 - latest gandalfn's package)


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On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 13:35 +0100, dragoran wrote:
> I have configured compiz to use 1 workspace and 4 viewports and metacity 
> to use 4 workspaces.
> When I start compiz while metacity was running it uses 4 workspaces and 
> 4 viewports (ignoring the gconf settings).
> When I restart X so that compiz is started before metacity this does not 
> happen (it uses what its configured for).
> bug or feature?
> if feature can it be disabled?
> switching metacity->compiz without X restart is no longer possible with 
> this..
It is a feature but I sounds good to make it optional to use workspace
hints set by a previously running WM.

- David

David Reveman wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 13:35 +0100, dragoran wrote:
>   
>> I have configured compiz to use 1 workspace and 4 viewports and
metacity
>> to use 4 workspaces.
>> When I start compiz while metacity was running it uses 4 workspaces and
>> 4 viewports (ignoring the gconf settings).
>> When I restart X so that compiz is started before metacity this does
not
>> happen (it uses what its configured for).
>> bug or feature?
>> if feature can it be disabled?
>> switching metacity->compiz without X restart is no longer possible
with
>> this..
>>     
>
> It is a feature but I sounds good to make it optional to use workspace
> hints set by a previously running WM.
>
>   
ok where is this done (code)?
I was unable to find it to do anything with it...
> - David
>
>
>

On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 19:26 +0100, dragoran wrote:
> hello,
> here is a new patch that uses a commandline option for it.
> I tested it and it seems to work fine.
> patch is attached.
OK, good. I just changed the option name to --ignore-desktop-hints and
made it also ignore the "current desktop" hint.

Thanks.

- David

David Reveman wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 19:26 +0100, dragoran wrote:
>   
>> hello,
>> here is a new patch that uses a commandline option for it.
>> I tested it and it seems to work fine.
>> patch is attached.
>>     
>
> OK, good. I just changed the option name to --ignore-desktop-hints and
> made it also ignore the "current desktop" hint.
>
>   
ok updated to git; works fine
thx
> Thanks.
>
> - David
>
>
>