[openbox] that damn debian xlibs bug!

Louis-David Mitterrand vindex at apartia.org
Sun Dec 12 05:44:06 EST 2004


On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 11:36:05AM +0100, Mikael Magnusson wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> >Starting with version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 of debian xlibs, openbox overlay
> >panels are broken: switching desktops of alt-tab'ing keeps the transient
> >panel focused and in the forground until ENTER is pressed.
> >
> >This seems to be a debian bug, as several xfree changelogs referred to
> >that bug as fixed. However we are now at version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-9 and
> >nothing has changed. I have to peg xlibs at version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 to
> >keep my openbox functional.
> >
> >Additionnaly the debian BTS seems to no longer carry that bug, even in
> >the "resolved" list.
> >
> >Is someone aware of the situation? Is there a workaround for that bug?
> >Should I re-open it in the BTS?
> 
> Try xorg?

Sure, why not?

But in the meantime I like to try to understand why things don't work
before throwing them away.

And AFAIK X.org is not packaged (yet?) for debian.

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