FC10 - gedit strange behaviour

[Robert Moskowitz]

David wrote:
> On 3/25/2009 5:43 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>   
>> David wrote:
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>>> On 3/25/2009 4:17 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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>>>> David wrote:
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>>>>> On 3/25/2009 3:48 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> David wrote:
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> On 3/25/2009 1:05 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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>>>>>>>> One a fresh FC10 install, gedit 'moves' to the current workspace.
>>>>>>>> Even
>>>>>>>> if it is behind other windows, as I switch from workspace to
>>>>>>>> workspace,
>>>>>>>> gedit moves.  This is very upsetting.
>>>>>>>> I have found if I go into preferences, exit from preferences, close
>>>>>>>> gedit, and reopen gedit, this behavor stops.
>>>>>>>> Strange and distracting.  Just one more thing I have to 'fix' with
>>>>>>>> each
>>>>>>>> FC10 install.
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>> Been a while since I have used KDE but that, IIRC, used to be a
>>>>>>> 'feature' of KDE. You using KDE?
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> gnome.
>>>>>> Did not mention this. I have never run KDE so I kind of ASSuMEd that a
>>>>>> KDE user would be dealing with kedit, not gedit...
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Depends Robert. I know Gnome users that like K3b for example. Why I am
>>>>> not
>>>>> sure but they do. I, myself, used Gedit when I first started with
>>>>> Linux and
>>>>> that was KDE 2.x.
>>>>>           
>>>> And I do run k3b on my gnome'd laptop.
>>>>         
>>>>> This was a fresh, formatted install or an update? This sounds like
>>>>> an old
>>>>> setting put into an updated install.
>>>>>           
>>>> absolutely fresh.
>>>> 3 such installs so far, and all have exhibited this behaviour.
>>>>         
>>> Man I wish I could offer more than 'try this'. I do not like 'try this'
>>> advice. Never have. But I did not/do not have this situation. I've never
>>> seen this. Nor Have I heard anyone else mention anything such as this.
>>> A test. Well okay - a 'try this' suggestion.  :-) Don't install K3b on
>>> the
>>> next machine. Nothing KDE. And see if this 'follow the desktop' thing
>>> still
>>> happens. The KDE stuff can be added later.
>>>       
>
>   
>>> I suggest this test because I don't have anything KDE installed and, as I
>>> said, I did not/did not see this. Just a thought. Might be a bug or an
>>> interaction.
>>>       
>
>   
>> This has happened on all three installs right 'out of the box' No KDE
>> components installed. At least that I know of.
>>     
>
>   
>> One 'customization' is I deselected Office Apps at the install, knowing
>> that they have been updated, so I would add them AFTER the install via
>> yumex. Otherwise with perhaps some disk druid customizations (and then
>> NOT on one install) this is FC10 out-of-the-box.
>>     
>
>
> Well... ya' got me now. I don't doubt you but I wish that I could see this
> happen. I did three Fedora 10 installs a long time ago. When it was first
> released. One desktop, mine, and two laptops, son and girlfriend. None of us
> had this situation. And we have, me actually, seen to it that the installs
> are kept updated. Hmm... does this happen before or after you update the
> install from the DVD to 'today'? That I have not done. Fresh install of an
> out of date ISO and then updated to 'today'.
>   

Well my installs are from my network... Booting from CD disk 1 of 6.

I don't know if it is really 'out of the box' or only after 'yum update'.

> At least it is only annoying and not a disaster?  :-p

It is just one more post install step, like moving SSH to port foo. Of 
setting preferences for Nautilus. etc.