Comment 9 for bug 6921

Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:23:49 +0200
From: Tore Anderson <email address hidden>
To: John M Flinchbaugh <email address hidden>,
 <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#257294: desktop switcher stays visible

severity 257294 serious
reassign 257294 xlibs
merge 257294 254973
quit

* John M Flinchbaugh

 > for a couple weeks now in gnome with openbox, the openbox's desktop
 > switcher display that pops up when switching desktops
 > (ctrl-alt-arrow keys) gets stuck in the foreground and won't go away
 > until another key is pressed (usually ctrl). this locks out mouse
 > activity until i get it to go away.
 >
 [...]
 >
 > since different wm's started doing it, i guess it could be an x
 > thing, but i'm not sure to start, so i'm starting with openbox.
 > thanks.

  You're quite right; the problem is indeed XFree86's. It has already
 been reported quite some times, and an updated release are pending
 upload. I just merged your bug report with these (with the nonsense
 commands near the top of this email - just ignore them), so you will
 probably receive an email when the fixed package is uploaded.

  In the interim, you may downgrade the "xlibs" package to the version
 found in "testing" (4.3.0.dfsg.1-4), and it should be all back to
 normal.

Regards,
--
Tore Anderson