xfce4-session troubles with conf ?

[iSteve]

Benedikt Meurer wrote:
> iSteve wrote:
> 
>> Umm, I've noticed some very odd thing with the xfce4-session ...
>>
>> ... when I have some xterms, xchat, xmms, licq and firebird ...
>>  - it won't run firebird (I suppose coz the binary listed in process 
>> list isn't the one that is in fact executed by user)
> 
> 
> Mozilla isn't session management aware (neither X11R6 nor X11R5 sm 
> support). From what I know Firebird follows that tradition.

It is in session list (both firebird and thunderbird)
> 
>>  - It will place xmms on the actual desktop, not the one where it was 
>> before (probably coz it doesn't have window decorations ? but I can 
>> move the xmms thru graphical pager)
> 
> 
> Thats a bug in xmms.

OK, thanks :)
> 
>>  - Won't run licq (imho same reason as firebird)
> 
> 
> Don't know about licq. Does it appear in the "session control" list?

Yes, it does, as licq.real
> 
>>  - And most important, sometimes it 'forgets' to run some xterm, while 
>> the xterm itself is in the xml conf ... However, when xfce4-session 
>> stops running all the programs, when I run xterm, it moves to the 
>> exact position as it should be (and as it was in the conf), not on 
>> actualdesktop/topleft ...
> 
> 
> (What xml conf?) I guess you are running Linux? Somebody reported 
> similar weird behaviour with xterm from XFree86 4.3 on Linux. Is that 
> your current configuration?

Yes, I am, altho I went back on 4.2.1 because I had glitches in enemy 
territory as well, that seems to be caused by the xf86-4.3 :)

> 
>> I suppose either somehow make it not 'forget';) or clear up the xml 
>> conf after it is done running the applications ?
> 
> 
> This should be caused by the window manager remembering the applications 
> window state on logout and restoring it on login.

If I recall correctly, it happened even after reboot, but I'm not sure.
> 
> regards,
> Benedikt
>