Bug 967 - Ugly icons with awesome window manager
Status:
NEW
Component:
GUI
Version:
1.9.3
Hardware:
All Linux
Importance:
P5 minor
Target Milestone:
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Assignee:
Rob Caelers
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
Reported:
Jan 18 2011 11:47:15 UTC
by:
Nelson A. de Oliveira
Modified:
Mar 19 2011 18:36:06 UTC
CC List:
Antoine Beaupré
| Id | Who | When | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | workrave under awesome | |||
| Nelson A. de Oliveira | Jan 18 2011 11:47:15 UTC | 7244 | image/png | |
| 232 | Gnome screenshot, for comparison | |||
| Nelson A. de Oliveira | Jan 18 2011 11:47:57 UTC | 18719 | image/png | |
| 248 | the result of the workaround | |||
| Antoine Beaupré | Mar 18 2011 20:56:28 UTC | 5643 | image/png | |
| Who | When | What | Removed | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Beaupré | Mar 18 2011 20:56:00 UTC | cc | Antoine Beaupré |
Description
Nelson A. de Oliveira Jan 18 2011 11:47:15 UTC
Created attachment 231 workrave under awesome I am really not sure if it's a limitation from the window manager (http://awesome.naquadah.org/), but workrave icon's are very uneasy when using it inside awesome (as can be seen on the attached file). Programs that I use and that are able to display a properly resized and small icon are Opera, Pidgin, Liferea, Skype and Gimmix (thus that is why I think that the problem is on workrave side). I can try to give more info or make tests, if needed.
Comment 1
Nelson A. de Oliveira Jan 18 2011 11:47:57 UTC
Created attachment 232 Gnome screenshot, for comparison The same workrave but now under gnome
Comment 2
Antoine Beaupré Mar 18 2011 20:56:00 UTC
This is an annoying issue I am also a victim of. It also makes workrave flash for me, which makes my work more difficult, which seems to be a bit against the spirit of workrave... Maybe the problem is with awesome not dealing well with oversized (ie. not square) applets. A workaround I have found was to disable the display of all timers in the applet. then that way I see the little sheep (twice!!) instead. But at least it stopped flashing...
Comment 3
Antoine Beaupré Mar 18 2011 20:56:28 UTC
Created attachment 248 the result of the workaround
Comment 4
Antoine Beaupré Mar 19 2011 17:19:26 UTC
I now believe the problem is due to workrave not sending the right WM_SIZE_HINTS to the window manager. There is also *two* windows in the tray, for some reason... See https://awesome.naquadah.org/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=843#comment2577 for the debugging output. Why is there two windows in the tray? Is it normal that the hints for size are smaller than the actual window?
Comment 5
Antoine Beaupré Mar 19 2011 18:36:06 UTC
Ah and note that I can also reproduce this on 3.4.9.