[Bug 192218] [NEW] Use of -g workarea causes X Error of failed request: BadValue

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Binary package hint: rdesktop

On my hardy x86-64 machine, I attempted to use rdesktop with the
following options (as I do on my gutsy x86 box):

rdesktop -n my-machine -k en-us -g workarea -D -K -z target-machine

After, experiencing an error, I isolated the problem down to this:

david at marshall:~$ /usr/bin/rdesktop -g workarea serverhostname
Autoselected keyboard map en-us
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  1 (X_CreateWindow)
  Value in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  41
  Current serial number in output stream:  52

The manpage for rdesktop provides this information about the -g flag:
Desktop  geometry  (WxH).  If geometry is the special word "workarea", the geometry will be fetched from the extended window manager hints property _NET_WORKAREA, from the root window.

This is a "fresh" hardy alpha4 amd64 install + all updates to date.
rdesktop                        1.5.0-3+cvs20071006
xorg                               1:7.3+10ubuntu4
xserver-xorg-core          2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu2
nvidia-glx-new               169.09+2.6.24.8-7.19
nvidia-kernel-common   20051028+1ubuntu8
compiz                           1:0.7.0-0ubuntu2

Please let me know if there's additional information I can provide.

** Affects: rdesktop (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: patch
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Use of -g workarea causes X Error of failed request:  BadValue
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/192218
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