Scaling an app's windows from the launcher does not include minimized windows

Bug #685968 reported by Michael Terry
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

When activating the 'scale' plugin for an application when a launcher icon is clicked, windows that are minimized are not included. They should be (especially since when minimizing, an animation tells the user that the window 'zooms to the launcher icon'). The only other way to get to them is alt-tab.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.2.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,dbus,mousepoll,gnomecompat,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,wall,snap,animation,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,fade,session]
Date: Mon Dec 6 08:23:10 2010
Lsusb:
 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: System76, Inc. Lemur UltraThin
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=625ed789-1cb3-4081-9c7e-f812810b5126 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: unity
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 08/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: CALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Lemur UltraThin
dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.board.version: lemu2
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: lemu2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000:bd08/17/2010:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnLemurUltraThin:pvrlemu2:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnLemurUltraThin:rvrlemu2:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct10:cvrlemu2:
dmi.product.name: Lemur UltraThin
dmi.product.version: lemu2
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

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Michael Terry (mterry) wrote :
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Michael Terry (mterry) wrote :

I'll work on a patch for this.

Changed in unity:
assignee: nobody → Michael Terry (mterry)
status: New → In Progress
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Michael Terry (mterry) wrote :

Seems like it's the compiz scale plugin's fault. It doesn't include such windows. I'm looking at a way to workaround it in unity.

Michael Terry (mterry)
Changed in unity:
assignee: Michael Terry (mterry) → nobody
status: In Progress → Confirmed
Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
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Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote : Re: [Bug 685968] Re: Scaling an app's windows from the launcher does not include minimized windows
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This requires some changes in the scale plugin and will be done when
work is being done on it.

On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Omer Akram <email address hidden> wrote:
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
>   Importance: Undecided => Medium
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Confirmed
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/685968
>
> Title:
>  Scaling an app's windows from the launcher does not include minimized windows
>
> Status in Unity:
>  Confirmed
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: unity
>
> When activating the 'scale' plugin for an application when a launcher icon is clicked, windows that are minimized are not included.  They should be (especially since when minimizing, an animation tells the user that the window 'zooms to the launcher icon').  The only other way to get to them is alt-tab.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: unity 3.2.2-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
> Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,dbus,mousepoll,gnomecompat,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,wall,snap,animation,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,fade,session]
> Date: Mon Dec  6 08:23:10 2010
> Lsusb:
>  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: System76, Inc. Lemur UltraThin
> PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=en_US:en
>  PATH=(custom, user)
>  LANG=en_GB.utf8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=625ed789-1cb3-4081-9c7e-f812810b5126 ro quiet splash
> ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
> RelatedPackageVersions:
>  xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
>  libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3
>  libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
>  xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
>  xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
> SourcePackage: unity
> XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
> dmi.bios.date: 08/17/2010
> dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
> dmi.bios.version: CALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000
> dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
> dmi.board.name: Lemur UltraThin
> dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
> dmi.board.version: lemu2
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
> dmi.chassis.version: lemu2
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000:bd08/17/2010:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnLemurUltraThin:pvrlemu2:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnLemurUltraThin:rvrlemu2:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct10:cvrlemu2:
> dmi.produ...

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David Prieto (frandavid100-gmail) wrote :

Good, relieved reporter is relieved.

Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

hey mterry, I am unable to reproduce this issue with the latest update to unity could you confirm?

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Michael Terry (mterry) wrote :

Yeah, still reproducable.

Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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