Alt+tab window switcher doesn't show obscured windows
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metacity (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Environment: "Ubuntu classic", no desktop effects
1) Maximize a Firefox window
2) Open one other application, say Calculator
3) alt+tab back to Firefox. Calculator is now hidden, because Firefox is in front of it.
4) Press and hold alt+tab.
The window switcher will show that you are about to switch back to Calculator. It will also draw a nice outline around the Calculator window. However, the outline is all you can see of the window. The actual calculator is still hidden behind the Firefox window.
Expected behaviour: the calculator should be raised temporarily, so you can see what you're about to switch to. ("Temporarily", because if you release and re-press tab, switching to a different window, then the Calculator window should drop back again).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: metacity 1:2.30.3-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 19 13:50:50 2011
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: metacity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-19 (60 days ago)
| Alan Jenkins (aj504) wrote | #1 |
| summary: |
- Window switcher doesn't show obscured windows + Alt+tab window switcher doesn't show obscured windows |
| Alan Jenkins (aj504) wrote | #2 |
| dino99 (9d9) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in metacity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
In 11.10, the inconsistency has been addressed - by not drawing the border for completely obscured windows. So far, I think it's a perfectly reasonable solution.