alt+tab and mouse-click on desktop let conky disappear

[Sam_]

Unity configuration with 'wall' plugin.
Conky configuration can be 'own window yes, window type normal or desktop'.
With alt+tab 'desktop symbol' conky disappears when window type is 'normal'.
With simple left click on desktop conky disappears when window type is 'desktop'.

Expected.
Leave conky alone, in case blacklist it somewhere.
CCSM plugin 'window rules', sticky or 'not closeable' don't have any effect.
The behaviour is ok with cube enabled, at least in Natty.
Unable to test cube in Oneiric since we experience variants of crashes then.
Update:
Desktop computer was upgraded to Oneiric, cube enabled (ign crashes), alt+tab and left click behaviour lets conky disappear as described above and in comment #7.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.16.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,obs,grid,gnomecompat,vpswitch,mousepoll,wall,compiztoolbox,move,resize,place,imgpng,snap,regex,animation,expo,session,screenshot,unitymtgrabhandles,ezoom,fade,winrules,workarounds,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Sep 16 17:20:06 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-07-30 23:24:18.623159
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   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1475]
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

* Is this reproducible?
* If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

It's reproducible with the steps provided in bug description.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

>>Unity configuration with 'wall' plugin.
do I need to enable some plugin in ccsm?

Conky configuration can be 'own window yes, window type normal or desktop'.
I have never used conky could you please point me to the steps to enable this setting?

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

## This is the setup on laptop where the bug was reported from.
The wall-plugin is standard on Unity, workspaces are displayed as wall. (currently six)

## This is the setup on desktop computer which shows the same behaviour of alt+tab.
On desktop computer the cube-plugin is enabled, workspaces are displayed as 3d cube. (currently eight ws)

To run conky the user creates a file ~/.conkyrc. (current setup http://paste.ubuntu.com/749516/)
then put conky in autostart apps or run it via alt+f2.
Other examples of .conkyrc can be found there.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281865

Issue on both setups:
#1
own_window_type normal, alt+tab 'desktop symbol' makes conky disappear too - not expected.
## This was not the case when using application switcher plugin in ccsm instead of the switcher embedded now in unity-plugin. Workaround is to disable all shortcuts in unity-plugin 'switcher' and instead enable app switcher of ccsm, which results again in compiz crash. There is no option to single disable the 'switcher' in unity-plugin.
#2
own_window_type desktop, left click on desktop makes conky disappear - not expected.

[dimovnike (dimovnike)]

I confirm this bug on ubuntu 10.10 32bit

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

After lots of updates I'd consider the issue fixed.
Setups are:
Desktop-pc - Oneiric - Unity 4.24.0 - cube-plugin
Laptop (which the bug was reported from) - Precise - Unity 4.24.0 - wall-plugin
Results:
Click on the desktop doesn't let conky disapper.
Alt+tab select 'desktop' lets conky disappear, but it reappears when alt+tab 'desktop' is selected again.
I'd consider this behaviour as expected. Thanks for your efforts.