(oneiric) alt-tab UX doesn't work well on multi-monitor

Bug #855364 reported by Jane Silber
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ayatana Design
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Unity
Fix Released
High
Jason Smith
unity (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unity Team

Bug Description

I have a set up with a laptop and an external monitor. When invoking the alt-tab switcher, it always appears on the laptop (the screen with the launcher), regardless of where I am working or where focus is when it is invoked.

Expected behaviour? The alt-tab function should appear on the screen which has focus when the function is invoked.

I am running an up to date (as of 20 Sept) Oneiric beta.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.16.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,vpswitch,mousepoll,grid,snap,imgpng,place,session,move,regex,gnomecompat,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,animation,workarounds,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
Date: Wed Sep 21 09:48:42 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-07 (13 days ago)

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Jane Silber (silbs) wrote :
Jane Silber (silbs)
tags: added: multimonitor
Pete Graner (pgraner)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Pete Graner (pgraner) wrote :

I have a Lenovo T410 and have this same exact issue.

Pete Graner (pgraner)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Unity Team (unity-team)
Jason Smith (jassmith)
Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → Jason Smith (jassmith)
milestone: none → 4.18.0
Revision history for this message
Jason Smith (jassmith) wrote :

Closing Ayatana Design bug as the solution is obvious and requires no design input

Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Changed in ayatana-design:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in unity:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
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This bug was fixed in the package unity - 4.18.0-0ubuntu1

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unity (4.18.0-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
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    - Start ...

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