Switching Desktops: applications move unexpectedly

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:44:01 -0700
Joe Riel <joer at san.rr.com> wrote:

> I like to start applications in specific desktops:
> a mail reader in one, a browser in another, etc., and then
> switch to that desktop to use that application.  
> Alas, if one application calls another, say I click a URL in
> an email to open the link in the browser, rather than
> taking me to the desktop where the application [browser]
> is located, the application is moved to the current desktop.
> 
> Is there a way to change this behavior?  I'd prefer that
> applications stay in their assigned desktop.
> 

I use Xubuntu, which is the Xfce based flavour of Ubuntu. To make
things stay in the right desktop, I go to Settings -> Settings Manager
- -> Window Manager Tweaks, Focus tab, 
"When a window raises itself : 
Do nothing"

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Charlie Kravetz 
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