Can't open app from unity panel twice, only first time works

Bug #1308321 reported by elclanrs
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unity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I just finished installing 14.04 and I've been experiencing an annoying bug. As soon as the desktop loads if I open any app from the unity launcher it opens just fine, but if I close that app and then try to open it again, no matter how many times I click it, it won't open. This happens with every app icon in the launcher. I found out that right click and then opening the app from the menu won't work either, but middle-click on the icon still works.

Edit: found the same exact problem described here as a question https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+question/240184

Tags: 14.04
elclanrs (elclanrs)
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elclanrs (elclanrs) wrote :

I think I found out the culprit. I have dual monitors and I was showing the launcher on just my main monitor, but if I change it to show in both monitors, then clicking works fine...

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ledgekindred (dglidden) wrote :

I can confirm this behaviour. "Put the launcher on both desktops" is not a valid "fix" for this problem, which did not exist previously.

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elclanrs (elclanrs) wrote :

@ledgekindred, I know that's just the temporary fix I found, ut I don't even know where to begin to debug this issue TBH. Any suggestions would be great.

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Fred Vkigg (fvkigg) wrote :

A middle button click works as an alternative.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

affects: ubuntu-ui-toolkit → unity (Ubuntu)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote :

Can you still reproduce this problem on any supported release?

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

[Expired for unity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for Unity because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity:
status: Incomplete → Expired
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