Public bug reported:
Xubuntu 20.04
xfwm4 4.14.1-0ubuntu1
This is a problem that only occurs under very specific conditions.
However, I think it is problematic enough to deserve consideration for
an enhancement.
My setup includes multiple (8) virtual desktops. I use
Meta-{L,R}ArrowKey to move between desktops and Shift-Meta-{L,R}ArrowKey
to move a specific window across and to different desktops.
My Window Manager settings include:
- Focus Follows Mouse
- Automatically give focus to newly created windows
- Raise window when clicking inside application window
I do not use Auto raise when window receives focus.
The Problem: I move my mouse over a window on the current screen. It
receives focus, but I do not click on it. I want to move the window
three desktops to the left. I use Shift-Meta-LeftArrow to begin moving
the window. I press it three times and discover that I have a mess!
All sorts of things are on the wrong screens. I finally figured out
that the original window is not "raised" because I didn't click on it.
Therefore, as it moved to the first desktop to the left, it got placed
beneath another window there and was completely hidden. The "higher"
window then gets picked up and is moved a screen to the left. It's
possible that the same thing happens (some of my windows are maximized
and fill the entire screen) and the second window gets dropped and the
third window now goes for a ride. If you are not paying very close
attention, this is all extremely confusing.
As I said, this happens because of my particular settings. I don't like
auto raise on focus because it causes a lot of visual jumping on the
screen when you move the mouse around. I did try it out with a long
delay, but the problem described above can still occur.
I would suggest a reasonably simple fix which is whenever a window is
being moved, immediately raise it so that it floats above the other
windows and never gets lost under another window. I assume that raising
a window makes it "higher" then all windows on every desktop, not just
the current one. Thoughts?
** Affects: xfwm4 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: focus raise xfwm4
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Obscure Window Manager Problem [Enhancement]
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