[Bugs] #1060 UNSP: Intermittent Metacity layering issues

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#1060: Intermittent Metacity layering issues
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    Reporter:  garycmartin                |          Owner:  tomeu      
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new        
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  0.86       
   Component:  sugar                      |        Version:  0.85.x     
    Severity:  Critical                   |     Resolution:             
    Keywords:                             |   Distribution:  Unspecified
Status_field:  Needinfo                   |  
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Comment(by alsroot):

 Replying to [comment:7 garycmartin]:
 > Replying to [comment:6 alsroot]:
 > > Replying to [ticket:1060 garycmartin]:
 > > > Opening a ticket to track Metacity layering issues. The frame, a
 number of frame menus, and the object chooser are getting intermittently
 clobbered. I'm still trying to find a reliable series reproducible steps
 to trigger:
 > > >
 > > > - Frame pop-up menus go behind Activity windows. In 'desktop' layer
 views (neighbourhood/group/home) the frame menus appear fine, but
 switching back to an Activity the menus are inaccessible again.
 > > could you post exact steps, for me it looks fine w/ git versions
 >
 > 1) open some activities (say, Log, Terminal, Write) you can reproduce
 with just one, but easier with more
 > 2) in any of the open activities try to access it's top frame activity
 menu
 > 3) often the tool icon will light, but the actual palette does not show
 (my assumption is it's hidden behind the activity window)
 > 4) if the palette showed correctly (sometimes it does work) switch to
 one of the other activities and try again
 > 5) once you've seen the palette issue, switching to home view and trying
 the palette again will show that it displays fine when no Activity window
 is covering the screen.
 >
 > All palettes that appear from Frame toolbar icons can exhibit this issue
 (Copy, Device, Buddy, Zoom views, Activity palettes).

 The first stage with broken frame palettes looks like #1285,
 could you remove {{{self.window.set_override_redirect(True)}}} line from
 src/jarabe/frame/framewindow.py and try once more

 > 5) once you've seen the palette issue, switching to home view and trying
 the palette again will show that it displays fine when no Activity window
 is covering the screen.

 by "trying the palette again" you mean left click, or right click and
 choosing "Resume" from menu?

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