Windows move to background

[Sven Jäger]

Ubuntu 17.10
mutter 3.26.2-0ubuntu0.1

Open three windows, one using the entire left half of the screen, one using the entire right half of the screen, and one small window that you put (entirely) in front of the large window on the left side. If you focus the window on the right side, the small window is put behind the large window on the left side. I expect the small window to remain in front of the large window on the left side since it is not affected by the window on the right side.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Windows move to the back (bottom of the stack) without being touched or asked to.

"Open three windows, one using the entire left half of the screen, one using the entire right half of the screen, and one small window that you put (entirely) in front of the large window on the left side. If you focus the window on the right side, the small window is put behind the large window on the left side. I expect the small window to remain in front of the large window on the left side since it is not affected by the window on the right side."

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/1735969]

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) reached end-of-life on July 19, 2018.

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