[SOLVED] gnome metacity update breaks panels (squeeze)

radiodee1 · 06-21-2009, 08:39 AM

I use gnome and squeeze and today after an update that installed a new metacity my panels don't work right any more. The panels are the bars at the top and bottom of the gnome screen that show things like the "Applications" and "System" menus. They're not horribly broken or anything, but when I maximize a window to take up the full screen the window title ends up under the top panel. This would not be a problem, except for if you wanted to get at the minimize or maximize buttons again. The same thing happens with the bottom panel. I keep most of my windows smaller than the entire screen I have to work with, so it's not a big big problem, but when I'm using apps like iceweasel I like to use the full screen, so then it's a little annoying. Could this change possibly be intentional? I think the version number is 1:2.26.0-2. If anybody else has had this experience and either has a solution or better understands the problem I would be glad to hear from them. Thanks.

utanja · 06-21-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radiodee1

I use gnome and squeeze and today after an update that installed a new metacity my panels don't work right any more. The panels are the bars at the top and bottom of the gnome screen that show things like the "Applications" and "System" menus. They're not horribly broken or anything, but when I maximize a window to take up the full screen the window title ends up under the top panel. This would not be a problem, except for if you wanted to get at the minimize or maximize buttons again. The same thing happens with the bottom panel. I keep most of my windows smaller than the entire screen I have to work with, so it's not a big big problem, but when I'm using apps like iceweasel I like to use the full screen, so then it's a little annoying. Could this change possibly be intentional? I think the version number is 1:2.26.0-2. If anybody else has had this experience and either has a solution or better understands the problem I would be glad to hear from them. Thanks.

have you tried to change the screen resolution?...

radiodee1 · 06-21-2009, 01:47 PM

I tried 1280x800 and 1024x768. Somehow I'm still loosing the tops of full screen windows under the top panel.

Architekt · 06-21-2009, 02:35 PM

I have got same problem on two independent computers after today's update.

radiodee1 · 06-21-2009, 02:41 PM

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=533917

This must have been filed today too.

EDIT:
Someone following that bug report noted that if you type "metacity --replace" at the console after reboot, that the problem is at least temporarily fixed. (see message # 15).

Architekt · 06-21-2009, 02:58 PM

This helps:

Code:

$ metacity --replace

Here is BUG info http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=533917

utanja · 06-21-2009, 10:10 PM

Strange....I have the latest metacity on debian sid and it runs fine....had to adjust my xorg.conf to native resolution of monitor....

Kirmonkey · 06-22-2009, 08:18 AM

I have the same problem after the latest update.

The temporary fix here does the trick for now.

Looking at the bug report it may be some time...

Peterius · 06-26-2009, 02:06 PM

Yeah, I've had this problem, recent upgrade broke it.

I asked around and someone pointed me to:
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/metacity...0&pathrev=4191

Which is supposedly the offending problem, it looks like they changed the way windows get the size from gnome or something and left part of it out.

I was told that this was supposed to be part of "26" but that a maintainer left the patch out. What's weird is that its such a trivial thing and its been three days now.

craigevil · 06-26-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by utanja

Strange....I have the latest metacity on debian sid and it runs fine....had to adjust my xorg.conf to native resolution of monitor....

According to people in #debain the bug is fixed in Sid.

radiodee1 · 06-26-2009, 03:31 PM

The sid version totally works... or that particular problem isn't there, anyway... Thanks. 1:2.26.0-3 I think.

Peterius · 06-26-2009, 05:34 PM

Well I'm using squeeze, not sid. metacity is 1:2.26.0-2, so I guess I'm out of luck.

Edit: seems like it just got updated.