Package: tk Severity: important
Applications implemented in Tcl/Tk and in Python using Tkinter fail to raise their own toplevel windows when working under the Metacity window manager. This is the case with gpsman and the practical result is that part of its functionality is broken (e.g., buttons that do nothing) and users can be unaware of new toplevels that are created under existing windows and are not visible by failing to be raised. You can retrieve small tests in Tcl/Tk and Python from http://www.ncc.up.pt/gpsman/tmp/testraise.tcl [run with: wish testraise.tcl] http://www.ncc.up.pt/gpsman/tmp/testraise.py [run with: python testraise.py] These tests create 3 windows each with two buttons for raising the other two using the standard ways: raise command in Tcl/Tk and tk_raise method in Python+Tkinter. To reproduce the bug, run each program under Metacity, move the windows so that they partially overlap the others and then try to use the buttons. Both programs do nothing at all. Under other window managers (kwin, sawfish, wmaker, fvwm2) all of them work as expected. I submitted a bug report to Bugzilla http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567528 but the last answer to it was that I should file a bug with the language developers as they "need to provide a way to send _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW (and with a correct timestamp!)" when trying to "bring this window to user's attention". As Metacity is used by default in many Debian distributions this problem is likely to severely affect many applications and therefore two weeks ago I also submitted a general bug report to Debian http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512401 that was not answered in any way, apart from an automatic reply. Best regards, Miguel Filgueiras -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
