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kde switches desktop when a new window opens, I'd like to disable it

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michal

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Monday, December 31st 2007, 9:49am

kde switches desktop when a new window opens, I'd like to disable it

kde switches desktop when a new window opens, I'd like to disable this behavior. is this possible ?

if yes, I think it would be better to announce a new window opening ex. by blinking desktop icon in the task bar or a window appearing in red (or an other well visible color defined by the theme) in the desktop image in the task bar.

I'm using KDE 3.5.8 on Debian Lenny.

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Monday, December 31st 2007, 10:47am

I don't know this behaviour and can only explain it the following way: the application which you are opening has been opened in a certain desktop before. By default it will go back to that desktop. This is actually a very useful feature if, like me, you designate desktops - #3 is multimedia for me, for example. kdenlive, kino, k3b, kaffeine, etc. all open automatically on desktop 3.

If you want to change that open the application, move it to another desktop and restart kde (I think that works...).
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Monday, December 31st 2007, 11:14am

In fact the application (ex. synaptic) is already opened on one desktop and is working quietly and I'm doing something else. when the program has finished to do sth (ex. synaptic has finished the download) it opens a new dialog (ex. window showing the installation of packages) and the desktop switches to where the new window has opened. this may be a problem if you use a program that steals the focus, if you do not remember that Ctrl-F1 etc. may be used to switch desktops you're stuck ...

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Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 6:20pm

ah, ok. Perhpas the "focus stealing" setting in kcontrol will help you?
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