multi monitors - panel and launcher appear over fullscreen programs when a context menu or a notification pops up on the other screen

Bug #1557075 reported by groucho
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
unity (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

The issue occurs on a dual monitor setup when there is a full screen program on one monitor.

Every time a context menu is opened or a notification pops up on the other monitor, the Unity panel and launcher appears over the full screen program.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: unity 7.4.0+16.04.20160223.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-12.28-generic 4.4.4
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-12-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 14 18:06:34 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [17aa:215a]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-11 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160307)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05c6:9204 Qualcomm, Inc.
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: LENOVO 3680KD3
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-12-generic root=/dev/mapper/VolumeGroup-system ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/11/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6QET70WW (1.40 )
dmi.board.name: 3680KD3
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:bvr6QET70WW(1.40):bd10/11/2012:svnLENOVO:pn3680KD3:pvrThinkPadX201:rvnLENOVO:rn3680KD3:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 3680KD3
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160209-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.1.2-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.1.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.1-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.6.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160218-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Mon Mar 14 13:43:21 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 2202
 vendor BOE
xserver.version: 2:1.18.1-1ubuntu4

Revision history for this message
groucho (grouchomarx-fr) wrote :
groucho (grouchomarx-fr)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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