42035 - [X11] browser windows are opened too small, then resized

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: XUL, defect, P3)

Description

[Decklin Foster]

This appeared in 2000060820. When a new browser window is opened, the size is
set to 200x200 pixels. Then mozilla resizes the window to the correct size.

This is a problem because the window manager is free to place the original
window anywhere a 200x200 window will fit, including to the left or bottom of
the screen. If the window is over there, most of it will end up offscreen when
mozilla resizes it.

Solution: put the correct size in the WM hints before mapping the window.

Comment 1

[Jeffrey Baker]

Confirmed on Linux 2000060908 (M17).  Windows are mostly offscreen because of
the self-resizing behavior.

Comment 2

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

pav, wanna take a look at this one?

Comment 3

[Peter Trudelle]

I have seen the first part of this, but 'm not seeing any windows appear 
partially offscreen, is there more info needed to reproduce that?
assigning to pavlov, nominating for nsbeta3

Comment 4

[Marko Macek]

I am seeing both problems in icewm and windowmaker.

Comment 5

[R.K.Aa.]

also described in bug 42119 and bug 42141.

seems the behaviour is slightly different under various WM's but the result
basically the same - parts of new window draws outside visible area.
In my case (Gnome/sawfish 0.28) it's the top of windows being cut, new
moz-windows being placed with top frame, menus and navigation field out of
reach.

Comment 6

[R.K.Aa.]

umm this can be related to bug 41724 - see mscott's comment there.

Comment 7

[Jeffrey Baker]

*** Bug 42141 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8

[R.K.Aa.]

been a couple of days without new builds in ftp, but testing with 2000-061201 it
seems this bug is gone again: Likely fixed by mscott's fix for bug 40164

Comment 9

[Jae Gangemi]

confirm that i'm not seeing this with the 2000061201 builds

Comment 10

[Decklin Foster]

I don't see the behaviour, but something is still fishy:

$ xprop #click on mozilla
[...]
WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
program specified size: 200 by 200

I'm pretty sure I have my window manager set up to ignore PSize, which is why
I'm not seeing the problem. but someone else's window manager might not.

Comment 11

[Jeffrey Baker]

I'm still getting this behavior on 2000061214 (M17).  The windows open mostly or
partly offscreen.  You can visibly see that the window starts as a small square,
then resizes itself to a larger size.

Also, I don't have the same window hints that you do.  This is all I have, with
the above build on Linux with XFree86 4.0 and the Sawmill WM.

WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
		program specified location: 0, 0

Comment 12

[Decklin Foster]

Please ignore my last comment (about 061201); that was an M16 branch. the
bug is still here in 061214.

Comment 13

[Claudius Gayle]

*** Bug 42192 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 14

[Decklin Foster]

*** Bug 42536 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 15

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

*** Bug 42119 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 16

[gabriel]

Linux 2000061809. This occurs with the Enlightenment WM as well.

I think the priority should be made higher, since the edges of the screen often
appear in awkward places, making it impossible to drag the Mozilla browser back
onto the desktop. You will annoy a lot of Linux users if this isn't fixed.

Comment 17

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

Fix checked in.

Comment 18

[Decklin Foster]

Thanks a bunch, verifying...