Always in visible workspace does not work

[berend]

I can enable this option, but doesn't do anything, stays in single workspace.

If you go to compiz, general options, and look at desktop size, it doesn't show data for vertical virtual size and number of desktops. Can set them with the unity tweak tool, but does not show up in compiz. Setting these options in compiz won't make them stick.

So possibly related: i.e. workspaces don't work, therefore this option doesn't work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 337.12 Fri Apr 4 14:51:15 PDT 2014
 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Apr 10 08:50:44 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.7, 3.13.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-337, 337.12, 3.13.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G94GLM [Quadro FX 2700M] [10de:063a] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2119]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-01 (8 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
MachineType: LENOVO 2757CTO
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-23-generic root=UUID=52ddc899-ca26-4fe9-b2ba-e7562258b42c ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/27/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7ZET71WW (1.54 )
dmi.board.name: 2757CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7ZET71WW(1.54):bd11/27/2008:svnLENOVO:pn2757CTO:pvrThinkPadW700:rvnLENOVO:rn2757CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2757CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W700
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140408-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52+git20140121.46d451c9-0ubuntu0sarvatt
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.2.0~git20140331.ec4b8d16-0ubuntu0ricotz
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.2.0~git20140331.ec4b8d16-0ubuntu0ricotz
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.99+git20140317.bdc41204-0ubuntu0sarvatt
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.911+git20140331.5c0623b5-0ubuntu0ricotz
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10+git20140220.480f0998-0ubuntu0sarvatt
xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr 10 08:49:38 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
 Tablet ISD-V4 stylus: Invalid type 'cursor' for this device.
 Tablet ISD-V4 stylus: Invalid type 'touch' for this device.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7

[berend (berenddeboer)]

Just tried the nouveau2 driver: same problem, so it's not an nvidia driver problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Zed (darkbroodzed)]

Workaround:

Open up CompizConfig Settings Manager (ccsm). Go to the 'Workarounds' section -> Window stickyness (bottom of General Tab). Select/enable the checkbox next to 'Make "on all desktops" windows "sticky"'.

[berend (berenddeboer)]

That works!

[Christopher Townsend (townsend)]

I cannot reproduce this issue. There was a recent update in Compiz that might have fixed this. Could anyone affected by this please make sure they are using the latest Compiz and see if this still occurs?

Thanks!

[berend (berenddeboer)]

A recent update fixed this indeed, apologies for not closing this.