Public bug reported:

The command

/usr/bin/xdotool windowmove `/usr/bin/xdotool getwindowfocus` 0 0

is supposed to move currenly selected window to the top left corner. It
works fine on clean start, but after I maximize (or half-maximize) and
then restore some window, it becomes "broken", and this command silently
do nothing with it. The same holds for appropriate wmctrl command like

wmctrl -i -r `/usr/bin/xdotool getwindowfocus` -e 10,0,0,-1,-1

This affects Unity desktop, but does NOT affect Gnome shell desktop, so
I believe it's a bug somewhere in Unity.

The same issue is discussed in the following thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1414155&page=2

It seems to affect both 11.10 and 12.04 (but I checked only 12.04).

user@xennie:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release:        12.04

user@xennie:~$ apt-cache policy unity
unity:
  Installed: 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 5.8.0-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

user@xennie:~$ apt-cache policy xdotool
xdotool:
  Installed: 1:2.20110530.1-3ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:2.20110530.1-3ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.20110530.1-3ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

user@xennie:~$ apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

user@xennie:~$ apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.6+12ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for 
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Mon Apr  2 02:50:17 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-31 (0 days ago)

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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  xdotool and wmctrl don't move and resize windows after they are
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