Traci Collins wrote:
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > > I find that whenever I choose an option in one of my programs that
> > > involves opening a new window that there is a 1/3 probability that
> > > instead of opening the window I will suddenly jump from virtual
> > > desktop 0 to virtual desktop 4. When I go back to desktop 0 and retry
> > > the operation it usually works. There isn't any error message.
> > >
> > Well, I don't know, but it might help if you told us what
> > program it is. :-)
> > John
>
> Actually, any program. It happens from the panel when I select a
> launcher to start a program or it happens inside a program like
> within Netscape when I want to reply to an e-mail. Any where I make a
> choice that launches a window I can get dumped into virtual desktop 4
> and if that happens the window will remain unlaunched. It happens
> less than half the time but often enough to be irritating.
>
> --
> Traci Collins, MA
> Professor of Computer Education
> Colorado Mountain College
> http://www.rof.net/wp/tcollins/traci.html
I had a similar situation. I cured it by turning off Active Desktop
Borders in the KDE Control Center/Desktop/Borders.
Hope this helps.
