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smidlr

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Registered: 2005-06-15

Posts: 2

Problem with browser - workspace changes

Hi all,

after upgrade to xfce-4.4.1 I have problem with my Firefox browser and Thunderbird mail client. If my browser is in a workspace other than the current workspace and I click on some link in the current workspace in my Thunderbird client, my browser is moved to the current workspace to load the link. It is annoying.

I have found some hints (try to set Activate Focus Stealing Prevention option) on the web, but i didn't help unfortunately.

Can you somebody please help me solve that problem?

Thanks,
Radek S.

mcspam

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Registered: 2005-05-14

Posts: 1

Re: Problem with browser - workspace changes

I would be also interested in a solution since it is really annoying.

I'm currently trying if devilspie can help.

Cheers
mcspam

smidlr

Member

Registered: 2005-06-15

Posts: 2

Re: Problem with browser - workspace changes

Hi,

I found the solution on the web already. Try to add the following in ~/.config/xfce4/mcs_settings/wmtweaks.xml
<option name="Xfwm/ActivateAction" type="string" value="none"/>

It works for me.

Regards,
Radek

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From: Finland, Vantaa

Registered: 2004-08-04

Posts: 8

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Re: Problem with browser - workspace changes

Hi,

I found the solution on the web already. Try to add the following in ~/.config/xfce4/mcs_settings/wmtweaks.xml
<option name="Xfwm/ActivateAction" type="string" value="none"/>

It works for me.

Regards,
Radek

Hi,

This worked perfectly. There really should be a setting in the Window Manager Settings for this..

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lmichelbacher

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Registered: 2012-05-11

Posts: 1

Re: Problem with browser - workspace changes

Is this still supposed to work in Xfce 4.8 (distributed by Ubuntu)?

I have this in my ~/.config/xfce4/mcs_settings/wmtweaks.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE mcs-option SYSTEM "mcs-option.dtd">

<mcs-option>
<option name="Xfwm/ActivateAction" type="string" value="switch"/>
</mcs-option>

But what happens is that Firefox is brought to the workspace where I open a link. What should happen is that Xfce switches to the workspace where Firefox is running.