[Xquartz-dev] 2.3.3.2 [Was Re: XQuartz 2.3.3.1 & Spaces]

[Jeremy Huddleston]

Here's the promised release to fix the spaces interaction bug in  
2.3.3.1...

http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.3.3.2
http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/X11-2.3.3.2.dmg

/wear brown-paper-bag

--Jeremy


On May 17, 2009, at 16:08, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:

> ugg... face/palm ... I'll have a brown-bag fix for that.
>
> On May 17, 2009, at 15:48, Richard Cobbe wrote:
>
>> I upgraded to MacOS 10.5.7 a while back and to XQuartz 2.3.3.1  
>> today.  I'm
>> having some difficulty with the interaction between Spaces and  
>> XQuartz.
>> (Forgive me please if this has already been discussed on the list;  
>> I did a
>> quick trawl through the archives and open bug reports but couldn't  
>> find
>> anything.)
>>
>> I have Spaces configured with the default 2x2 layout, and with all  
>> X11
>> windows appearing on space #1.  Before the upgrade (XQuartz  
>> 2.3.2.1, I
>> believe), this behaved in the way that I'd expect: using cmd-tab to  
>> switch
>> to X11 switched to space #1 and brought all X windows to the  
>> foreground.
>> All new X11 windows (clients and support windows, like the  
>> preferences box)
>> appeared on space #1.
>>
>> Now, things are weird.  This is still fairly new and complicated,  
>> so I may
>> be missing some details, but here's what I've observed:
>>
>> - When I start a new X client, it appears on Space #1, as I expect.
>>
>> - X server support windows (preferences, About X11) appear on space  
>> #1,
>>   and opening these causes the computer to switch to space #1.
>>
>> - If I'm looking at another app on Space #3 (say) and activate X11  
>> with
>>   cmd-tab, then the computer does *not* change to space #1 but  
>> instead
>>   moves all existing X client windows to the foreground of the  
>> current
>>   space.  X has input focus.  If I have an X support window open,  
>> that
>>   does *not* move to the new space.
>>
>> - If I'm running X in Space #3, say, and I open a new X client, it
>>   appears on space #1 as above.  But the computer does not switch to
>>   space #1; it stays on space #3.
>>
>> Bullet points 1 & 2 are the expected behavior.  Bullet point 3 is  
>> the big
>> problem; without it, #4 goes away.
>>
>> Unfortunately, because I didn't upgrade MacOS and Xquartz at the  
>> same time,
>> I can't say for sure whether it's the OS or X server upgrade that  
>> caused
>> the change in behavior.  I *think* it's the X server upgrade.   
>> Also, FWIW,
>> after the X server upgrade, I did restart the X server, but I haven't
>> logged out or rebooted the machine (which no longer seem to be  
>> required
>> steps in the process).
>>
>> Is there a workaround?  Should I file a bug report?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Richard
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