Re: [wmii] gnucash disappearing

On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 17:56 +0200, Anselm R. Garbe wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 09:34:31PM -0400, jeff covey wrote:
> > is anyone else having a problem with gnucash in wmii-3? i'm finding that
> > after opening and closing it a few times, the "since last run" (scheduled
> > transactions) windows opens, but after i close it, the main window is
> > nowhere to be seen. i know it's still running because i have a rule to tag
> > gnucash windows in wmiirc, and the "gnucash" view remains open. if i get
> > the pid for it and kill it, the view closes.
> >
> > if i then open gnucash in icewm, the main window opens minimized. i bring
> > it to the forefront, maximize it, and close it, and then when i open it in
> > gnucash, it opens as it should.
> >
> > i do know that gnucash windows act differently from other windows in -3,
> > somewhat as if they were floating windows, though they're not tagged with
> > "~" in /def/rules. they jump around as actions are performed, sometimes
> > covering the bar. i suspect that the main window is running fine but has
> > jumped to a geometry that places it off the screen. in -2, gnucash windows
> > acted like any others.
>
> It might be that the gnucash window requests to appear
> offscreen. Could you provide following information:
>
> 1. Run gnucash (make sure that it is floating)
> 2. Select managed layer (M-Space)
> 3. Run a terminal
> 4. Send me the output of 'wmiir read /view/0/sel/geom'

Here's what I get: '2562 17 1280 1007'. Certainly looks as if it's
offscreen!

My rule for gnucash is: '/Gnu[Cc]ash:.*/ -> gc', but I'd like to force
it to be in the managed layer. How?
Thanks -RPM
Received on Tue Jun 06 2006 - 22:37:32 UTC