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

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Sam Spilsbury <smspillaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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

Also, it isn't really a dependency, you can still operate the plugin
without it (just cannot see the filter text)
>
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>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/695104
>>
>> Title:
>>  scale window title filter textbox does not appear
>>
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> Sam Spilsbury
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/695104

Title:
  scale window title filter textbox does not appear