Gaim does not raise window on events

[Robert Jameson]

I've found this patch which intergrates it into metacity
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=19417&action=view

I'm going to try to hack it into the latest metacity I'm not very
experienced in compiling gnome components, in fact I don't even know
where to start. 


On Tue, 2005-05-10 at 04:38 -0400, Robert Jameson wrote:
> I've noticed a annoying bug in Gaim 1.2.1 when I have a IM window open
> and I'm having a conversation and minimize the window to my task-bar
> when someone types a reply to my IM i don't notice it because the window
> doesn't raise or flash or anything, so I find my self constantly
> minimizing and maximizing the window to see if they replied to my
> message.
> 
> I asked my question in #gaim on irc.freenode.net and this is the reply I
> got.
> 
> 
> <rj_> I have a problem, when I'm having a conversation with someone on
> im, i minimize the window and to my task-bar, but I don't see when they
> send me a new message? I must manually open the window back up
> <rj_> shouldn't it blink or pop up or something?
> <resiak> You're on Gnome or KDE, aren't you?
> <rj_> Gnome 2.10
> <resiak> Go shout at the dudes who write the Gnome or KDE panel. They
> need to make their panels respond to the URGENT WM hint.
> 
> What should I do? Does anyone else experience this problems? are there
> any work-arounds?
> -- 
> Robert Jameson <rj at dawnshosting.com>
> 
> 
> 
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Robert Jameson <rj at dawnshosting.com>