Enforce switcher 'bring to front' to avoid seeing the launcher while doing ALT-Tab

Bug #750283 reported by David Barth
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Unity
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Didier Roche-Tolomelli
compiz-plugins-main (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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unity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

In CCSM -> static switcher -> Appearance -> Selected Window Highlight -> Highlight Mode
the value should be forced to: "None"

Or else, you may see the launcher staying on top while cycling through app. windows with alt-tab.

David Barth (dbarth)
Changed in unity:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Didier Roche (didrocks)
milestone: none → 3.8.4
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

Please. No. This fix/workaround to the four-year broken Alt-Tab handling in Compiz was only uploaded 3 days ago. See bug #175874.

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Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) wrote :

Paul, "Bring to front" is the current default selection, David meant "None"

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
affects: compiz (Ubuntu) → compiz-plugins-main (Ubuntu)
description: updated
Paul Sladen (sladen)
description: updated
description: updated
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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

Sorry, I mixed this up with the Setting:

  CCSM → Static Switcher → Appearance → Focus on Switch

On the machine I have, "Bring Selected to Front" is already the default.

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Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) wrote :

why did you update the description which is wrong, see my comment :/

description: updated
Changed in unity:
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

No idea, I've just seen the diff arrive in my inbox and come to correct it back to "Bring Selected to Front". I'm utterly puzzled, since I don't remember changing it!

description: updated
Paul Sladen (sladen)
description: updated
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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

(Off-topic: bug #750360 in Launchpad "Two consecutive AJAX edits do not trigger an RCU error/and miss an email diff" filed as a result).

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Florian Boucault (fboucault) wrote :

Does not affect Unity 2D.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package compiz-plugins-main - 0.9.4+bzr20110406-0ubuntu1

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compiz-plugins-main (0.9.4+bzr20110406-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * New upstream snapshot:
    - Wall of desktop move wrong window (LP: #743634)
    - Wrong window moves (LP: #741656)
  * 03_default_options.patch:
    Enforce switcher 'bring to front' to none to avoid seeing the launcher
    while doing ALT-Tab (LP: #750283)
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:21:07 +0200

Changed in compiz-plugins-main (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in unity:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
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This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.8.4-0ubuntu1

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unity (3.8.4-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    - [fglrx] compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::IOpenGLSurface::UnlockRect()
      (LP: #685682)
    - SIGSEGV in g_atomic_int_get (LP: #688803)
    - unity-panel-service crashed with SIGSEGV in bamf_factory_view_for_path()
      (LP: #717684)
    - New window tracking system breaks in the case where windows try to
      restack relative to destroyed windows that were never mapped
      (LP: #723014)
    - Numpad 'Enter' doesn't work on highlighted items in dash, places-files and
      places-apps (LP: #741615)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in free() (LP: #738864)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke() (LP: #741674)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in CompWindow::id() (LP: #742028)
    - Windows that reparent away from the root before they are mapped can
      cause other windows to become invisible (and compiz to crash)
      (LP: #743011)
    - compiz crashed with SIGABRT in raise() (LP: #743414)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_object_get_qdata() (LP: #742905)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke() (LP: #748033)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in CompScreen::dpy() (LP: #751372)
    - compiz crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall() (LP: #744867)
    - unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in gdk_window_get_events()
      (LP: #725284)
    - Missing icons in app launcher (LP: #728393)
    - Multiple quick clicks on launcher icon with multiple windows completely
      crashes Unity (LP: #731790)
    - Add a test case for invisible windows regressions (LP: #736876)
    - Re-sync with xquerytree to avoid stacking order issues (LP: #740465)
    - Wrong window moves (LP: #741656)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID()
      (LP: #742280)
    - panel superposition (LP: #742859)
    - unity-window-decorator doesn't start on secondary X session
      (LP: #730495)
    - Unity Launcher stops autohiding and is not responsive (LP: #744325)
    - dash categories dropdown menu leaves "ghost" on desktop (LP: #746800)
    - new dialogs open close enough of the launcher to make hide (LP: #747302)
    - dnd from the application place to the launcher works only once
      (LP: #747316)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in CompWindow::id() while opening tcl/tk
      interface of R (LP: #747439)
    - minimize animates window fading to the top left corner (ubuntu symbol)
      (LP: #747765)
    - Spread - Clicking on a app icon to spread the windows must always show
      all the windows, regardless of whether or not some of the windows are
      minimised (LP: #750349)
    - Launcher - Show visual de-coupling of Launcher app icons (LP: #751196)
    - unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in event_filter_func()
      (LP: #748317)
    - Pressing Super-W to switch windows also presents Dash (LP: #753453)
    - Don't create windows over the launcher (LP: #688816)
    - Unity Grid is broken for multi-monitor setups (LP: #709221)
    - F10 key does not move focus to indicators when on the desktop.
      (LP: #727548)
    - dynamic ...

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Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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