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Bug 467681 - when full-screen, rhythmbox is always of visible workspace.
when full-screen, rhythmbox is always of visible workspace.
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: rhythmbox
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface
0.11.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: RhythmBox Maintainers
RhythmBox Maintainers
Depends on: 323933
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-08-17 15:06 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2009-03-07 20:28 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Sebastien Bacher 2007-08-17 15:06:02 UTC 
The bug has been opened on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/125072

"...
when rhythmbox is full screen (called Party mode, from the menu: 'View->Party Mode F11' ), it is always on the visible workspace: when i switch to a different workspace (using ctrl-alt-left for instance), rbox just moves with me.
This is the same behaviour windows have if you set them to be 'Always on Visible Workspace' from the menu (other choices would be 'Always on top' and 'Only on this workspace'.

To compare, Epiphany for example does full screen (also F11) more like i would expect."
Comment 1 Marc-Andre Lureau 2007-09-09 19:34:13 UTC 
I can confirm the bug.

Using:
rhythmbox                                  0.11.1-1+b1
compiz                                     0.2.2-1
xserver-xorg                               1:7.2-5
Comment 2 Marc-Andre Lureau 2007-09-09 20:08:37 UTC 
Reading the code, it had nothing to do with compiz.

please remove the call to gtk_window_stick ()!
Comment 3 Christophe Fergeau 2007-09-09 20:18:22 UTC 
I'm not sure I get your point. The menu item is called "Party mode" and not "Full screen" precisely because it's behaviour is different on purpose.
Comment 4 Bastien Nocera 2007-11-07 00:24:00 UTC 
That's not a bug. Party mode is for parties, when you don't want people to muck with other programs on your computer.
Comment 5 Forlong 2009-03-07 20:28:35 UTC 
I do think this is a bug.

Linux relies heavily on the use of workspaces. It was the main reason to switch from Windows for me.

The point is, in party mode, you don't want to muck with other programs *on the current workspace* and not making your whole computer unusable.

When people are over at my place, they ask me if they can look something up real quick on the net (e.g. when the last train leaves).
I thought, well that's not a problem, I switched over to a different desktop but to my surprise there was Rythmbox too.

The reason behind this escapes me. Why does Rythmbox have to be on every workspace, if YOU think I don't want to bother with other programs (including the window manager that allows me to switch to a different workspace)?

Other music library players like Listen do not behave in such a way.