Robert, I went in to alter my comment and was not able to... The place where I referred to the "related" issue was in a comment, not in the original description of the bug. I am new to reporting bugs so if you could instruct me on how to make the change you recommend, I would gladly do so.
Thanks, Kevin On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 08:35 +0000, Robert Roth wrote: > Thank you for reporting bugs and helping to make Ubuntu better. The best > would be to have one issue per launchpad bug, for easier tracking, to be > able to see which one has been fixed, and which one has not been fixed. > So let's keep this bug for the issue you have reported in the > description, about not switching to the correct workspace in case of > snapped windows on other workspaces. > > Could you please report another bug about not panning to the workspace > of the browser? Thanks. > > Regarding the issue reported first, I have managed to reproduce and I am > updating the description to contain the exact steps to reproduce. > > --- > Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager > http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad > > ** Description changed: > > Binary package hint: unity > > - I don't know if it is called desktop wall or Expo, but I am using the > - default in Unity, so that when I click the blue launcher with four > - quadrants, I am shown my multiple workspaces, in a 2x2 grid. > + Working in a default, 2x2 workspaces setup, workspaces are numbered: > + 1 2 > + 3 4 > > - Given the above, if I have a program window in Workspace 2, and I am in > - another Workspace, when I click the program's launcher, the behavior is > - to "pan" over to the workspace that contains the program for which I > - just clicked the launcher. This works well under most circumstances. > + Steps to reproduce: > + 1) Open a window (tried with nautilus and thunderbird) on a workspace, and > snap it to the side of the screen on which the workspace can be found in the > desktop wall (that would be left edge for windows on workspaces 1 and 3, > right edge for 2 and 4) > + 2) Switch to the workspace horizontally neighbouring the current workspace > (to the left or to the right) and open/focus a window there > + 3) Click the icon of the window snapped from the launcher > > - It fails when the program I am trying to get to has been "window > - snapped" to the left or right side of the screen. (I think it is called > - window snapping when you drag a window to the left or right edge of the > - screen and it resizes to occupy half of the screen, on the left or > - right, respective to which edge you snapped).... > + Expected result: > + The workspace containing the app should be shown with the app you have > selected > > - To net it out... > - If you have a left or right "snapped" window in a workspace other than your > current workspace, and you click that program's launcher, expecting it to > "pan" to the right workspace, it will not do this. The launcher's icon gets > the triangle on the right (signifying that it is now the "current" > application) but it does NOT switch workspaces. > + What happens instead: > + The workspace is not switched, the window seems to be focused, as the > triangle appears near its icon, and the shadow on one side of the workspace > gets bigger. > + > + I assume that the shadow is handled as part of the window, that is why > + unity thinks that the window is visible on the current workspace, but > + that's an assumption, I'll leave it to the devs to investigate further. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > Architecture: i386 > CompizPlugins: > [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,grid,obs,regex,commands,snap,animation,imgpng,vpswitch,annotate,unitymtgrabhandles,resize,workarounds,gnomecompat,expo,place,mousepoll,move,ezoom,animationaddon,session,staticswitcher,wall,ring,fade,scale,unityshell] > Date: Wed Jun 1 11:48:34 2011 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) > ProcEnviron: > - LANGUAGE=en_US:en > - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > - SHELL=/bin/bash > + LANGUAGE=en_US:en > + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > + SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: unity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Confirmed > > ** Also affects: unity > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > ** Changed in: unity > Status: New => Confirmed > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/791412 > > Title: > Expo/Wall does not switch to right viewport upon launcher click, when > target application is side-window-snapped > > Status in Unity: > Confirmed > Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: unity > > Working in a default, 2x2 workspaces setup, workspaces are numbered: > 1 2 > 3 4 > > Steps to reproduce: > 1) Open a window (tried with nautilus and thunderbird) on a workspace, and > snap it to the side of the screen on which the workspace can be found in the > desktop wall (that would be left edge for windows on workspaces 1 and 3, > right edge for 2 and 4) > 2) Switch to the workspace horizontally neighbouring the current workspace > (to the left or to the right) and open/focus a window there > 3) Click the icon of the window snapped from the launcher > > Expected result: > The workspace containing the app should be shown with the app you have > selected > > What happens instead: > The workspace is not switched, the window seems to be focused, as the > triangle appears near its icon, and the shadow on one side of the workspace > gets bigger. > > I assume that the shadow is handled as part of the window, that is why > unity thinks that the window is visible on the current workspace, but > that's an assumption, I'll leave it to the devs to investigate > further. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > Architecture: i386 > CompizPlugins: > [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,grid,obs,regex,commands,snap,animation,imgpng,vpswitch,annotate,unitymtgrabhandles,resize,workarounds,gnomecompat,expo,place,mousepoll,move,ezoom,animationaddon,session,staticswitcher,wall,ring,fade,scale,unityshell] > Date: Wed Jun 1 11:48:34 2011 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_US:en > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: unity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/791412/+subscribe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/791412 Title: Expo/Wall does not switch to right viewport upon launcher click, when target application is side-window-snapped -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
