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Bug 478713 - The window list switches between one column and two columns
The window list switches between one column and two columns
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 86382
Product: gnome-panel
Classification: Other
Component: window list
2.20.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Panel Maintainers
Panel Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-09-20 19:11 UTC by Colin Smith
Modified: 2008-12-08 14:25 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.19/2.20

Attachments
Screen shot showing one-column layout (27.38 KB, image/png)
2007-11-06 12:14 UTC, spam.can 		Details
Screen shot showing two-column layout (11.84 KB, image/png)
2007-11-06 12:15 UTC, spam.can 		Details

Description Colin Smith 2007-09-20 19:11:38 UTC 
When using the panel in a vertical orientation with a width of 120 pixels, the window list applet repeatedly switches between one column and two columns. Particularly when there are around 8 entries in the list. The flipping between columns makes it basically unusable.

The window list used to remain in a single column when used with a vertical panel no matter how many entries were in the list. The behaviour also doesn't appear to be configurable through preferences.

It also requires pressing the button several times before it will bring it to the foreground.

I'd include a screenshot but there doesn't appear to be any facility to upload one.
Comment 1 spam.can 2007-11-06 12:13:12 UTC 
I have exactly the same issue. 

What's really cool is that I can now switch between one and two-column layout by changing the title of a window.

All I have to do is change directory into a directory with an odd number of characters in its name, which makes the title of the gnome-terminal window switch between an odd and an even number of characters.

For a small demonstration of this neat but really annoying effect, see the attached screenshots "one-column.png" and "two-column.png".
Comment 2 spam.can 2007-11-06 12:14:25 UTC 
Created attachment 98650 [details]
Screen shot showing one-column layout
Comment 3 spam.can 2007-11-06 12:15:05 UTC 
Created attachment 98651 [details]
Screen shot showing two-column layout
Comment 4 Vincent Untz 2007-11-13 10:18:07 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 86382 ***