Rob Stampfli spake unto us the following wisdom: > On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 11:18:51AM -0500, Mark Gehres wrote: > > I am running pidgin 2.5.8 on a Gnome desktop. I use multiple desktops and > > use > > 1 desktop just for pidgin. I want the IM window to stay where I put it, > > but > > when a new message comes in, the window moves to a new position. Does > > anyone > > know what I can do to anchor the window to stop it from changing position? > > I second that request. For the past several releases, it seems, > either Pidgin or Gnome creates the IM window wherever it wants, > which in my case is often under another window. Its location > seems to be dependent on who initiates the IM -- some buddies > almost always wind up getting buried, while others don't. > > It sure would be nice to have it reappear where it was last left, > if that is possible.
I would have to check the source code, but I believe in most instances
we call gtk_window_present(), and the behavior you see is whatever
Gtk+ and your window manager implement when this happens.
For my part, Pidgin stays where I put it, if I choose to put it on a
particular page or desktop.
Ethan
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