Opening task opens window in same location every time

I think that it should be the job of the window manager to place windows inteligently if not instructed otherwise. Maybe are we using the wrong function to open our window ? How is Tomboy handling that ?

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Lionel Dricot <email address hidden> wrote:

> I think that it should be the job of the window manager to place windows
> inteligently if not instructed otherwise. Maybe are we using the wrong
> function to open our window ? How is Tomboy handling that ?
>
>
Ploum> Normally you should have parameters in glade for the window widget
you want to open. One of it defines the positioning behaviour. Maybe you
should check it.

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> Opening task opens window in same location every time
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406887
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> Bug description:
> When opening multiple tasks from the task browser, or creating multiple new
> tasks, the windows are opened in the same position each time. This means the
> user can't immediately see what windows they've just opened.
>
> The ideal solution would be to open new windows slightly down and to the
> right of an existing window, if there is an existing window in the new
> location. The behavior of eg. Tomboy a good example.
>
> Screenshot of what I mean attached.
>
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I don't find the parameter you are talking about. (and all the glade files are completely fucked in Glade Karmic for me)

Fixed in rev. 396