On Wednesday 17 April 2002 18:10, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > Details ...
> >   The transients that hang around seem to be when a window
> > is only around for a really short amount of time (tho not
> > always). I am using ethereal, and when it filters it's data
> > set it pops up a little percentage bar in a box. It almost
> > always stays around and then I have a "Unnamed" window that
> > has no content. Restarting blackbox makes them go away.
>
> after chatting with Brad this sounds like a timing issue.  We removed
> the X server grabbing code so we now have to bullet proof.
>
> > Also sometimes when rxvt starts it gets decorated as a
> > transient (i think). And similarly if the rxvt window
> > closes right after it is opened, it tends to stick around
> > and become another "Unnamed" window -- or sometimes keeps
> > its name.)
>
> the early closing is the bug above.  The decoration is a new twist. 
> When this happens use xprop on the window and mail us the results.

I just commited a fix to CVS for these ghost windows.  Give it a try and 
tell me if you still see this happening.

-- 
Bradley T. Hughes - bhughes at trolltech.com
Trolltech AS - Waldemar Thranes gt. 98 N-0175 Oslo, Norway

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