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[Jason Harman <apollyon@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

Testing the preview release of Firefox 3.5 shows that when a tab is
torn-off the window in order to create a new separate window, X does not
create an entry for it in the taskbar (in Gnome), although it does allow
the window to exist separately.

This can create the following problem:

Start Firefox
Create two tabs
Tear one tab off to create a new window
Taskbar reports only the original window, not the new window
Move new window to another desktop.
Navigate away from that desktop and then back --> X will immediately change desktops to the one with the original window, denying access to that desktop until the original window is brought to the new window (reuniting them in the same taskbar entry).
Closing or re-merging the windows will alleviate the problem between the X desktops.

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xorg
  
  Testing the preview release of Firefox 3.5 shows that when a tab is
- torn-off the window in order to create a new separate window, X does an
- entry for it in the taskbar (in Gnome), although it does allow the
- window to exist separately.
+ torn-off the window in order to create a new separate window, X does not
+ create an entry for it in the taskbar (in Gnome), although it does allow
+ the window to exist separately.
  
  This can create the following problem:
  
  Start Firefox
  Create two tabs
  Tear one tab off to create a new window
  Taskbar reports only the original window, not the new window
  Move new window to another desktop.
  Navigate away form that desktop and then back --> X will immediately change desktops to the one with the original window, denying access to that desktop until the original window is brought to the new window (reuniting them in the same taskbar entry).
  Closing or re-merging the windows will alleviate the problem between the X desktops.

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xorg
  
  Testing the preview release of Firefox 3.5 shows that when a tab is
  torn-off the window in order to create a new separate window, X does not
  create an entry for it in the taskbar (in Gnome), although it does allow
  the window to exist separately.
  
  This can create the following problem:
  
  Start Firefox
  Create two tabs
  Tear one tab off to create a new window
  Taskbar reports only the original window, not the new window
  Move new window to another desktop.
- Navigate away form that desktop and then back --> X will immediately change desktops to the one with the original window, denying access to that desktop until the original window is brought to the new window (reuniting them in the same taskbar entry).
+ Navigate away from that desktop and then back --> X will immediately change desktops to the one with the original window, denying access to that desktop until the original window is brought to the new window (reuniting them in the same taskbar entry).
  Closing or re-merging the windows will alleviate the problem between the X desktops.

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firefox tear-off tab to new window does not create new entry in taskbar
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388146
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