compiz interferes with panel autohide

[zorblek]

Binary package hint: compiz

When the Desktop Wall plugin is enabled and either the "Edge Flip Pointer" or "Edge Flip DnD" options are selected, Compiz prevents panels set to "autohide" from revealing themselves when the mouse is at the edge of the screen. This affects gnome-panel and xfce4-panel, and possibly others. I have seen forum posts that seem to indicate that similar settings on other Compiz plugins will cause the same problem, although I have not confirmed this myself.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. MXC062
MediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" - Release i386 (20090420.1)
Package: compiz 1:0.8.2-0ubuntu8.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=2f1c73c2-68b9-40b2-9ad7-0899f0df580b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-12.43-generic
SourcePackage: compiz

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

That's because these options require compiz to create input-only windows to detect when the mouse is at the edge of the screen. If you don't want this to happen don't enable these options.

[froghopper (coubelia)]

Also present in kde 4.3 with autohide plasma panels. Kwin handles this correctly, top and bottom panels appear at screen edges and left and right functions (desktop wall and show windows) also work. The same configuration using compiz 0.8.2 should not lose the panels.

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

KWin is not doing the same things so does not need these hidden windows. The only other way to implement this feature is to poll the mouse position rapidly which is very bad for performance and battery life.

[zorblek (zorblek)]

So there's no way around it? Bummer. But thanks anyway!

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Travis Watkins <email address hidden> wrote:

> KWin is not doing the same things so does not need these hidden windows.
> The only other way to implement this feature is to poll the mouse
> position rapidly which is very bad for performance and battery life.
>
> ** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Invalid
>
> --
> compiz interferes with panel autohide
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412038
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> When the Desktop Wall plugin is enabled and either the "Edge Flip Pointer"
> or "Edge Flip DnD" options are selected, Compiz prevents panels set to
> "autohide" from revealing themselves when the mouse is at the edge of the
> screen. This affects gnome-panel and xfce4-panel, and possibly others. I
> have seen forum posts that seem to indicate that similar settings on other
> Compiz plugins will cause the same problem, although I have not confirmed
> this myself.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> Lsusb:
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> MachineType: Dell Inc. MXC062
> MediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" - Release i386 (20090420.1)
> Package: compiz 1:0.8.2-0ubuntu8.1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=2f1c73c2-68b9-40b2-9ad7-0899f0df580b ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-12.43-generic
> SourcePackage: compiz
>