"Always on top" feature bug

[®om]

Binary package hint: compiz

On any window, you can right-click on the top bar and enable "always on top". Thus, if you click on another window, this one stays "on top".

But if you open a popup/dialogbox depending of the "always on top" window, you lose totally the "always on top" behaviour, even after closing the popup.

Example:
1. Open gedit.
2. Enable "always on top" for this window.
3. Check it works.
4. Open "Edit > Preferences"
5. Check "always on top" doesn't work anymore.
6. Close the popup.
7. Check it still doesn't work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: compiz 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,mousepoll,gnomecompat,vpswitch,commands,regex,imgjpeg,dbus,screenshot,workarounds,session,png,resizeinfo,svg,text,animation,wall,expo,fade,ezoom,staticswitcher,snap,scale,scaleaddon]
Date: Thu Sep 23 00:10:20 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
MachineType: clevo M7X0SU
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300M GS] [10de:06e9] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=dc70a8fd-e3c8-4af3-9e70-896e1e66f11e ro quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1680x1050-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9~git20100909-0ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.21-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.12.0-1ubuntu4
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.1-1ubuntu5
SourcePackage: compiz
dmi.bios.date: 11/07/0892
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.asset.tag: 1234567890
dmi.board.name: M7X0SU
dmi.board.vendor: clevo
dmi.board.version: Bottom
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: SiS
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/07/0892:svnclevo:pnM7X0SU:pvrRev.A1:rvnclevo:rnM7X0SU:rvrBottom:cvnSiS:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: M7X0SU
dmi.product.version: Rev. A1
dmi.sys.vendor: clevo
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.35-22-generic

[Liam Dunn (ldunn)]

Reproducible up to step 5. When I close the preferences window, Always on Top is still working. Not while it's open, though

[®om (rom1v)]

You're right, with "Edit > Preferences" Windows, you can't reproduce 6 and 7.

Change step 4 by : Open "Search > Search (Ctrl+F)", and 6 and 7 are reproducible :

1. Open gedit.
2. Enable "always on top" for this window.
3. Check it works.
4. Open "Search > Search (Ctrl+F)"
5. Check "always on top" doesn't work anymore.
6. Close the popup.
7. Check it still doesn't work.

[®om (rom1v)]

(it works correctly with metacity)

[Liam Dunn (ldunn)]

Yep, it behaves as described when you follow the updated instructions.

[David Barth (dbarth)]

Only security issues are now being considered for this release of Compiz (0.8).