Can't start when no windows are active

[ging-dev]

I tried adding cortile to autostart list in xfce but it seems cortile can't start when no windows are active.
cortile.log:
Error on initialization GetProperty: No such property '_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW' on window 765.

[leukipp]

I made a potential fix, please try to follow the dev install instructions and install cortile via remote source from the develop branch. Let me know if this version solves your problem.

If not, you may temporarily delay autostart. e.g. via,

bash -c "sleep 10 && /home/USER/.go/bin/cortile -vvv"

we can than investigate the issue further.

[ging-dev]

I made a potential fix, please try to follow the dev install instructions and install cortile via remote source from the develop branch. Let me know if this version solves your problem.

If not, you may temporarily delay autostart. e.g. via,

bash -c "sleep 10 && /home/USER/.go/bin/cortile -vvv"

we can than investigate the issue further.

Thank you, develop branch solved the problem!
Updated: Well it seems it doesn't work sometimes

[leukipp]

Updated: Well it seems it doesn't work sometimes

Can you confirm that the sleep command,

bash -c "sleep 10 && /home/USER/.go/bin/cortile -vvv"

solves the issue on startup, regardless if windows are active or not in the first 10 seconds?

Please also provide additional infos about the Desktop Environment/Window Manager you are using.

[ging-dev]

Updated: Well it seems it doesn't work sometimes

Can you confirm that the sleep command,

bash -c "sleep 10 && /home/USER/.go/bin/cortile -vvv"

solves the issue on startup, regardless if windows are active or not in the first 10 seconds?

Please also provide additional infos about the Desktop Environment/Window Manager you are using.

To make cortile start normally, I have to open any window before cortile start, if no window is active, cortile will fail to start. Using the sleep command only works if before 10 seconds a certain window is opened.

i use XFCE desktop environment and Metacity as window manager.

[leukipp]

I understand, but unfortunately I can't reproduce the problem properly on my system.

Are you using a desktop manager (e.g. xfdesktop) or are panels (e.g. xfce4-panel) configured, or is the desktop initially completely empty (no background image etc.) before other windows are opened?

Please also run the latest develop branch using cortile -v, as I have changed some logging levels and let me know what the result is.

[ging-dev]

I understand, but unfortunately I can't reproduce the problem properly on my system.

Are you using a desktop manager (e.g. xfdesktop) or are panels (e.g. xfce4-panel) configured, or is the desktop initially completely empty (no background image etc.) before other windows are opened?

Yes, my xfdesktop and xfce4-panel always start up immediately.

Please also run the latest develop branch using cortile -v, as I have changed some logging levels and let me know what the result is.

Thank you, looks like this commit fixed the problem, i was able to start cortile without the sleep command and open the window manually. 👉👈

[leukipp]

This fix has been included in the latest released version.

[leukipp]

There might be some new issues related to system startup caused by this commit (346a89b). If you are still using cortile, it would be helpful if you could confirm that version v2.3.0 is working as expected.