Unity

Window spread not working when set a window always on top

Bug #1315350 reported by shantanu saha on 2014-05-02

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1131385: "Always on top" prevents application spread from working. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	New	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

How to regenerate:

1. Open two terminal window and two file browser window(nautilus)
2. Set a terminal "always on top" (right click on window and set always on top).
3. Now click/double click on file browser launcher icon or terminal.
4. File browser should spread (two window in a desktop), but nothing happen. So you can't select window between two or multiple file browser window.

This is happening in any application not necessary terminal and file browser.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 337.12 Fri Apr 4 14:51:15 PDT 2014
GCC version: gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri May 2 16:25:53 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-337, 337.12, 3.13.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:130d]
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:130d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-17 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. S551LB
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=699ce84b-57a0-4466-9555-ecf5d2f40481 ro quiet splash acpi_osi= vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: S551LB.208
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: S551LB
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrS551LB.208:bd12/17/2013:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnS551LB:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnS551LB:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: S551LB
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.53+git20140429.bb1f4263-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.2.0~git20140429.7fb05f92-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.2.0~git20140429.7fb05f92-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.99+git20140420.48d3dbc8-0ubuntu0ricotz
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.911+git20140429.2fd1a05a-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10+git20140220.480f0998-0ubuntu0sarvatt
xserver.bootTime: Fri May 2 01:15:48 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
[drm] KMS not enabled
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 18668
vendor AUO
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2

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shantanu saha (shantanucse18-gmail) wrote on 2014-05-02:

.proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt Edit (431 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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HookError_source_xorg.txt Edit (707 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Lspci.txt Edit (11.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (532 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (103 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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ProcModules.txt Edit (4.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (159.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (347.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (30.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (31.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xserver.devices.txt Edit (461 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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shantanu saha (shantanucse18-gmail) wrote on 2014-05-06:

This problem solve partially in today's release.
Case to regenerate the problem:

open two terminal (same type window). Set window on top for one terminal. Focus the terminal which is set on top. Now click on launcher icon, nothing happens. Two terminal window show spread. If you manually focus on other terminal which is not set on top and then click on terminal launcher icon then it's works fine.

Partial solve means now other window behave normally. That means if you set terminal window in top then all other window except terminal behave normally.