Workspace switcher should switch on single-click

Bug #683741 reported by Michael Terry
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Ayatana Design
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Unity
Opinion
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compiz (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

This perhaps is more of an opinion bug.

I was surprised when using the workspace switcher that it expected double-clicks to switch workspaces.

I was even more surprised that I was able to bring different windows to the foreground by clicking on the windows inside the workspace thumbnails. While sort of a neat feature, it seems a bit much for a workspace switcher, and I'm not sure there's really a use case for raising windows in workspaces that you're not in.

I would expect the switcher to only require a single click to switch to a new workspace, as everything else in unity only requires a single click.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.2.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,dbus,mousepoll,gnomecompat,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,wall,snap,animation,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,fade,session]
Date: Wed Dec 1 11:46:27 2010
MachineType: System76, Inc. Lemur UltraThin
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=625ed789-1cb3-4081-9c7e-f812810b5126 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu2
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: unity
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 08/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: CALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Lemur UltraThin
dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.board.version: lemu2
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: lemu2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000:bd08/17/2010:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnLemurUltraThin:pvrlemu2:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnLemurUltraThin:rvrlemu2:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct10:cvrlemu2:
dmi.product.name: Lemur UltraThin
dmi.product.version: lemu2
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

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Michael Terry (mterry) wrote :
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Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) wrote :

This is the compiz wall plugin

affects: unity (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu)
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Hernando Torque (htorque) wrote :

Works with one right-click but personally I'd too prefer seeing this work with one left-click.

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Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl) wrote : Re: [Bug 683741] Re: Workspace switcher should switch on single-click

Mike, the current code is just using Compiz' wall plugin as-is, it
doesn't attempt to implement what has been spec'd.

Mark

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David Barth (dbarth) wrote :

Linked to ayatana-design and kept as a reference as the new design matures.

Changed in unity:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Opinion
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David Barth (dbarth) wrote :

Sam already has enough on his plate ;)

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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