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Not a single app got restored to its originall position

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👻 Brief Description

I installed lwsm it on Ubuntu 16.04. I saved and restored my session and not even single window was restored in proper position.

🎩 My workflow configuration

Two monitors. Left one horizontal 1920x1080, right one (vertical flip!) 1200x1920. [Total resolution of 3120x3010] 16 workspaces (two monitors each) in 4x4 fashion:

| 1| 2| 3| 4|
| 5| 6| 7| 8|
| 9|10|11|12|
|13|14|15|16|

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Use Ubuntu 16.04 default Unity wm.
  2. Start at least 5 Firefox windows. One of the first monitor on very first (top left corner), second on the right monitor on first window, similarly second and forth Firefox window on 3rd workspace to the right and fifth on the 4th wokspace left monitor.
  3. on the second workspace to the left start terminal
  4. start a bunch of other apps on other workspaces and monitors.
  5. on the terminal on the second workspace run lwsm save
  6. close all apps or relogin
  7. start terminal on second workspace left monitor and run: lwsm restore
  8. observe windows opening on random workspaces and windows without any relation to original layout whatsoever
  9. observe at least 5 additional empty Firefox windows opened lurking somewhere beneath terminal and Firefox windows (or some on plain sight).

Additional note: while restoring I got messages like: Status: “Navigator.Firefox” is running: false 5 0

🚓 Expected behavior

I’d expect roughly the same window layout. At least windows placed on the same workspace.

➕ Additional context

My saved session file. At a glance it seems that resolution is not right…

{
  "name": "DEFAULT",
  "displaysCombinations": [
    {
      "id": "3120x1920",
      "windowList": [
        {
          "windowId": "0x360000a",
          "windowIdDec": 56623114,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": -3061,
          "y": 1944,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x360066b",
          "windowIdDec": 56624747,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_FOCUSED"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": 59,
          "y": 24,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x5600004",
          "windowIdDec": 90177540,
          "wmClassName": "spotify.Spotify",
          "executableFile": "/snap/spotify/43/usr/share/spotify/spotify",
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmPid": 7159,
          "x": -3061,
          "y": 5784,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Spotify"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x3600943",
          "windowIdDec": 56625475,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": 59,
          "y": 1944,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x5a0004c",
          "windowIdDec": 94371916,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmPid": 15422,
          "wmClassName": "jetbrains-pycharm.jetbrains-pycharm",
          "x": 1920,
          "y": 1944,
          "width": 1200,
          "height": 1896,
          "simpleName": "jetbrains-pycharm",
          "executableFile": "jetbrains-pycharm.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "......./jetbrains-pycharm.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x360b77c",
          "windowIdDec": 56670076,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": 490,
          "y": 4066,
          "width": 1036,
          "height": 542,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x366c0c4",
          "windowIdDec": 57065668,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": 3449,
          "y": 6002,
          "width": 1036,
          "height": 542,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x7400001",
          "windowIdDec": 121634817,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmPid": 28320,
          "wmClassName": "xfreerdp.xfreerdp",
          "x": 3179,
          "y": 5840,
          "width": 1840,
          "height": 1028,
          "simpleName": "xfreerdp",
          "executableFile": "xfreerdp.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "....../.local/share/applications/xfreerdp.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x3681595",
          "windowIdDec": 57152917,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": -3051,
          "y": 3920,
          "width": 1036,
          "height": 542,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x7e00013",
          "windowIdDec": 132120595,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 24439,
          "wmClassName": "VirtualBox Manager.VirtualBox Manager",
          "x": 407,
          "y": 4287,
          "width": 960,
          "height": 540,
          "simpleName": "VirtualBox Manager",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x8000013",
          "windowIdDec": 134217747,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 24598,
          "wmClassName": "VirtualBox Machine.VirtualBox Machine",
          "x": 904,
          "y": 4280,
          "width": 720,
          "height": 441,
          "simpleName": "VirtualBox Machine",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBoxVM"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x37191a6",
          "windowIdDec": 57774502,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 5535,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-terminal-server.Gnome-terminal",
          "x": 306,
          "y": 4091,
          "width": 1036,
          "height": 542,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-terminal",
          "executableFile": "/usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x8e00001",
          "windowIdDec": 148897793,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmPid": 12673,
          "wmClassName": "xfreerdp.xfreerdp",
          "x": 88,
          "y": 3947,
          "width": 1800,
          "height": 1000,
          "simpleName": "xfreerdp",
          "executableFile": "xfreerdp.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "....../.local/share/applications/xfreerdp.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x4200003",
          "windowIdDec": 69206019,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 25008,
          "wmClassName": "Navigator.Firefox",
          "x": -1200,
          "y": 24,
          "width": 1200,
          "height": 1896,
          "simpleName": "Firefox",
          "executableFile": "firefox.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x4200021",
          "windowIdDec": 69206049,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 25008,
          "wmClassName": "Navigator.Firefox",
          "x": 6299,
          "y": 24,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Firefox",
          "executableFile": "firefox.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x420002e",
          "windowIdDec": 69206062,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 25008,
          "wmClassName": "Navigator.Firefox",
          "x": 3179,
          "y": 24,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Firefox",
          "executableFile": "firefox.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x4200039",
          "windowIdDec": 69206073,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 25008,
          "wmClassName": "Navigator.Firefox",
          "x": 5040,
          "y": 90,
          "width": 1200,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Firefox",
          "executableFile": "firefox.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x4200044",
          "windowIdDec": 69206084,
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT",
            "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ"
          ],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 25008,
          "wmClassName": "Navigator.Firefox",
          "x": -3061,
          "y": 24,
          "width": 1861,
          "height": 1056,
          "simpleName": "Firefox",
          "executableFile": "firefox.desktop",
          "desktopFilePath": "/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop"
        },
        {
          "windowId": "0x3800007",
          "windowIdDec": 58720263,
          "executableFile": "gnome-calculator",
          "wmCurrentDesktopNr": 0,
          "states": [],
          "wmType": "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL",
          "wmPid": 488,
          "wmClassName": "gnome-calculator.Gnome-calculator",
          "x": -3061,
          "y": 52,
          "width": 548,
          "height": 455,
          "simpleName": "Gnome-calculator"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}```

Issue Analytics

  • State:open
  • Created 3 years ago
  • Comments:7 (3 by maintainers)

github_iconTop GitHub Comments

1reaction
johannesjocommented, Mar 25, 2021

Ah yes the version should be out. Sorry, forgot to inform you.

0reactions
emsicommented, Mar 25, 2021

@johannesjo Hi! Any progress with new version with additional debug?

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