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["Sam \"SmSpillaz\" Spilsbury" <smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 9:21 PM, frederik.nnaji
<frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 08:24, Sam "SmSpillaz" Spilsbury <
> smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:38 AM, frederik.nnaji
>> <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Public bug reported:
>> >
>> > Binary package hint: compiz
>> >
>> > when i activated the window title filter addon for the scale plugin, i
>> expected it to print my input to the screen in the window picker.
>> > unfortunately, as i found out later, the "text" plugin was not
>> automatically enabled, therefore i didn't see any text.
>> >
>> > this dependency seems to have been omitted in the automatic dependency
>> > handling of compiz.
>>
>> It is not automatically enabled since it is not a required plugin. Our
>> policy is to only enabled required plugins (eg crash if not loaded) on
>> dependency handling, not to enable optional features.
>>
>
> yeah but it is a dependency for the window title filter.
> window title filter won't work, if "text" is not enabled.. shouldn't ccsm
> tell me about that, when i try to enable window title filter?
> i had to go to the compiz wiki to find that out..
>

There has been ideas floating around for plugins recommending others
for additional functionality (eg cube  recommending rotate). However
it has not been implemented as it is a low priority. CCSM is an
advanced user tool

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> Title:
>  scale window title filter textbox does not appear
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/695104

Title:
  scale window title filter textbox does not appear