Public bug reported:
I'm using multiple workspaces (with hot keys ALT-F1...F8 to have similar
feeling I had on text consoles before) with Intrepid now (but I had this
problem before as well), without compiz. It seems metacity has got some
usability problems in case of multiple workspaces, sometimes I have to
hunt for windows. If a new window appears somewhere ALT-TAB does not
work anymore for a single key press, so I have to hunt for the the new
window on each workspaces first, if it is not considered as "new" window
anymore, I can use the desktop without problems then. Other thing: for
example with pidgin, if I have the buddy list window open on a workspace
I can't get it on other workspaces, first I have to hunt (again) for the
pidgin window through the workspaces, I have to "close" it there (with
clicking on the pidgin icon at the notification area), then I have to
switch to a new workspace where I would like to have it, and I can open
that there then with clicking on the icon at the notification area
again. I have some softwares which also has this problem, I am not sure
it's the problem of the window manager or these softwares, also I am not
sure it can be considered as a bug either, but I think it's a serious
usability problem and it makes using the desktop with multiple
workspaces a bit hard. Please notice me, if I missed something and it's
my fault (eg: some settings are missing or such). Thank you very much in
advance.
** Affects: metacity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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usability problems in case of multiple workspaces are in use
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310540
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