Launcher hides even when pointer is over it
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Unity |
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unity (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: unity
This issue appears often, but not always. I was not able to figure out under which circumstances it appears.
When opening the launcher via edge, it hides when the mouse leaves the left edge, even though its still above the launcher. Also, the launcher icons do not expand. I guess the launcher just doesn’t realize that the mouse is above it, so it hides.
When using the upper left corner to show the launcher, it works properly.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.8-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
Date: Tue Apr 19 17:22:55 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-01 (17 days ago)
description: | updated |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
I disagree that this is a duplicate of bug #745707.
Bug #745707 describes the case that the launcher hides after clicking on an app. That behaviour is worth of discussion, but currently intended. It means that the launcher should loose focus after one performs an action on it.
What I described here is actually a bug. It is not the case that the launcher hides after clicking, it just hides after leaving the left edge. This means that the launcher is unusable when revealing it via the left edge in contrast to the upper left corner. Additionally, the behaviour is unpredicatable, as the launcher doesn’t always act the same when revealing it via the left edge.
I thought that the edge trigger in addition to the corner trigger for the launcher was a good thing. But due to this bug I currently cannot use it, as I have to be careful that the launcher is properly opened, and I risk clicking items under the launcher unintentionally when the launcher hides too soon.