[Bug 727098] Re: "Place Windows" sporadically fails to set fixed viewport on windows started by Startup Applications

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

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       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  "Place Windows" sporadically fails to set fixed viewport on windows
  started by Startup Applications

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop

  I placed some terminals, firefox, and emacs in Startup Applications. I
  used Compiz's Place Windows functionality to tell Compiz to place
  these windows on specific viewports. I verified that starting the
  application manually caused the window to be placed appropriately.
  However, logging out and logging back in, the windows were not placed
  appropriately. Specifically, one of my startup applications is

  /usr/bin/gnome-terminal --title 'Term 3'

  and I have a Place Windows->Windows with fixed viewport rule with
  precondition "title=Term 3" that places the window at position 3,1.
  This rule seems to work every time when I execute "/usr/bin/gnome-
  terminal --title 'Term 3'" during the session, but it only works
  sporadically on the Term 3 window that appears at startup.

  My initial hypothesis is that Startup Applications started the
  applications before Compiz was ready, and then Compiz Place Windows
  did not want to move windows that already existed.

  This would be useful because if it worked, Place Windows could be a
  partial replacement for session saving, which has been removed (
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/726431 )

  Thanks

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,scale,expo,vpswitch,resize,snap,mousepoll,gnomecompat,grid,wall,place,move,regex,workarounds,ezoom,session,staticswitcher]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  DRM.card0.DP.1:
   status: disconnected
   enabled: disabled
   dpms: Off
   modes: 
   edid-base64:
  DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
   status: disconnected
   enabled: disabled
   dpms: Off
   modes: 
   edid-base64:
  DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
   status: connected
   enabled: enabled
   dpms: On
   modes: 1366x768
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  DRM.card0.VGA.1:
   status: disconnected
   enabled: disabled
   dpms: Off
   modes: 
   edid-base64:
  Date: Tue Mar  1 02:53:15 2011
  DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-27 15:44:26.119310
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   hid-ntrig, 1.1.2, 2.6.35-25-generic, x86_64: installed 
   hid-ntrig, 1.1.2, 2.6.38-5-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device [10cf:150e]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  MachineType: FUJITSU T580
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=C
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic root=UUID=db746971-cee9-4a74-90db-0c9cb14920ea ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: compiz
  dmi.bios.date: 12/24/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
  dmi.bios.version: Version 1.04
  dmi.board.name: FJNB21E
  dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: AI40110911BA1023
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSU//PhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrVersion1.04:bd12/24/2010:svnFUJITSU:pnT580:pvr:rvnFUJITSU:rnFJNB21E:rvr:cvnAI40110911BA1023:ct10:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: T580
  dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu8
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu11
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

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