When closing the Dash with the [x] panel button the last windows is not focused and doesn't allow to use window controls.

Unpleased to see that this bug hasn't been considerated to be fixed for 12.04, because it's really bad in term of usability. Obviously I understand that are plenty of other bugs with higher priority!

I can't reproduce here, can you please post exact steps or what are you doing? (Including the configuration of your launcher)

Open Chromium (for example) and maximize it.
Click on the Dash button.
Close it from the red X button.
Now there are no window controls or menu on the panel.
I don't know how to share the configuration of the launcher.
Thank you!

I see was missing the part you have to get the X button in the panel to reproduce it.

Yes that's right! Sorry for the mistake

Hello joshg, or anyone else affected,

Accepted unity-2d into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

I realized that this bug happens in other various situations related to de dash closing/selecting items. Hope this fix solves everything

This bug was fixed in the package unity-2d - 5.12.0-0ubuntu1

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unity-2d (5.12.0-0ubuntu1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    - unity-2d-shell crashed with SIGSEGV in ref() (LP: #968046)
    - [hud] First entry always activated with keyboard navigation
      (LP: #980899)
    - unity-2d-shell crashes on autoscrolling on launcher tile removal
      (LP: #988239)
    - unity-2d-shell crashes when using with a NX server (LP: #983942)
    - Dash - update Dash keyboard shortcuts so the 'CTRL + TAB' switches
      between Lenses and 'TAB' by itself moves the focus between categories
      (LP: #891648)
    - [spread] When multiple windows of an app are open, clicking on one
      doesn't bring it to the foreground (LP: #917334)
    - [HUD][multi-monitor] HUD should be expanded to the left if used on a
      screen without launcher (LP: #979927)
    - unity-2d scope un-url-escapes values from its model (LP: #986175)
    - [places] tab key does nothing (LP: #891565)
    - HUD is silent to screen readers (LP: #949445)
    - launcher background coloring does not get reset when using enter to
      activate/start a program (LP: #965079)
    - [multi-monitor] [launcher] Drag & drop application to launcher on
      primary screen, other launchers not updated (LP: #966239)
    - HUD gets activated by Thinkpad USB Keyboard's back and forward buttons
      (LP: #968840)
    - Unity 2D doesn't load 24 bit icons (LP: #977262)
    - Four finger tap does not open the Dash (LP: #978659)
    - No icon in launcher entry, after installing software (LP: #980640)
    - Menu items displayed incorrectly when window streched over multiples
      monitors (LP: #987215)
    - [unity-2d-panel] The close button (potentially the others too) can
      toggled even when they are not visible anymore (LP: #924264)
    - When closing the Dash with the [x] panel button the last windows is not
      focused and doesn't allow to use window controls. (LP: #945459)
    - [launcher] item hint flickers when hovering between launcher edge and
      item (LP: #948383)
    - Missaligned progress bar (LP: #980609)
    - Launcher tile tooltip appears in wrong screen in RTL multimonitor setups
      (LP: #984080)
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:32:40 +0200