clicking on a launcher icon does not change your workspace

[Andrea Corbellini]

Steps to reproduce:
1. open a terminal window in workspace 1;
2. move to workspace 2;
3. click the terminal icon on the launcher.

What should happen:
* terminal window should receive focus;
* workspace should automatically change from 2 to 1.

What happens instead:
* terminal window receives focus;
* workspace doesn't change.

This is particularly annoying and potentially dangerous, because you are giving focus to a window that you can't see.

This bug looks exactly like bug #683134.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.1.0+13.10.20130920-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Mon Sep 23 11:36:20 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-17 (706 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-07-28 (56 days ago)

[Andrea Corbellini (andrea.corbellini)]

IIRC, this bug started affecting me a few days ago. I suspect 7.1.0+13.10.20130920-0ubuntu1 introduced it.

[Christopher Townsend (townsend)]

Hi Andrea,

Thanks for reporting this issue. This is a duplicate of bug #1228352.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[matthew (mattjcliffe)]

Bug also affects me, fresh install of 13.10 + unity tweak tool.

Running 64 bit Linux 3.11.0-8-generic

[Christopher Townsend (townsend)]

@matthew,

You seem to be running a system that needs updated based on your kernel version. The current kernel in Saucy is 3.11.0-12-generic. Please try updating and see if the issue goes away as this issue is fixed and works correctly on my updated systems.

[matthew (mattjcliffe)]

@Chris, thankyou apt-get upgrade worked.

I normally do update then upgrade after an install seams I forgot.

Again thanks and sorry.