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Xubuntu clicking on a link on one desktop makes my browser jump to that desktop

Asked by davew

I've been using Xubuntu since 6.06 and love it for its speed and well-though-out simplicity. When I upgraded to 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) a few months ago, I noticed a different behaviour when using multiple desktops in Xfce.

I have my web browser (FF) on one virtual desktop, and my email client and IM client on another. Previously when I clicked on a URL in my email or IM clients, that link would open in the browser on the next desktop. But now when I click on a URL, the browser window moves to the current desktop. I have tried toggling many of the standard and advanced window manager settings, but cannot get the previous behaviour.

Is there a way in Xubuntu 7.10 to have the browser window stay on its own desktop when I click on a URL on another desktop? This was possible in older versions on Xubuntu, and I find it annoying that I keep having to move my windows back to where they should be.

Cheers,

Dave

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Best Urbán Dániel (urban.dani) said : 		#1

From the xubuntu-devel mailing list:
( https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/2008-February/005147.html )

>> However, as soon as I click on a link in a mail, the URL is not just
>> opened in a new tab in Firefox, but my browser also is brought to the
>> front, focused (fine) and moved to desk 1 (not so fine).
>
>I had this problem too, but I knew there is a solution. After a lot of
>searching and asking around I was directed to the xfce documentation that
>is hidden in non-standard /usr/share/xfce4/doc/C, and there you can read:
>
>> Some hidden options allow you to customize xfwm4 behaviour. They have to
>> be added by hand to your ~/.config/xfce4/xfwm4/xfwm4rc file. You may have
>> to create this file.
>>
>> activate_action=bring|switch|none
>>
>> How the window manager must react when a window raises itself. When set to
>> "bring", the window manager to bring the window on the current workspace,
>> "switch" will switch to the window's workspace, and "none" will simply do
>> nothing but set the "demand attention" flag on the window.

I hope this will help.

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davew (xubuntu-dcw) said : 		#2

Hi Urbán,

This looks _exactly_ what I need. I'll try it out when I'm back at work after the Easter holiday.

Thanks a lot for finding this, sometimes it is hard working out exactly what search terms to use for a problem.

Cheers,

Dave

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davew (xubuntu-dcw) said : 		#3

Thanks Urbán Dániel, that solved my question.