The Close, Minimize, and Maximize buttons disappear when the window is maximized and then un-maximized

[Sunil K Chopra]

I don't know if this is a problem with xorg. The problem is that when I maximize a window, and then un-maximize it, the three circle buttons in the top left corner disappear sometimes. This does not happen always. You might need to maximize and un-maximize a few times to see it. When the buttons disappear, their functionality remains, however. If you click on where you expect the close button should have been, the window will close.

I will try to gather some screenshots.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,imgpng,grid,snap,compiztoolbox,resize,gnomecompat,mousepoll,vpswitch,move,place,wall,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,workarounds,fade,session,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Sep 27 16:28:11 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=24995839-82b0-4e1c-ba0a-8cf63c04592b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr20110919-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

More likely to be a unity issue, they should probably look at this first.

[TomaszChmielewski (mangoo-wpkg)]

Extremely annoying.

Similar here, although not clear when these buttons disappear.

To make things worse, it is no longer possible to select this application in Unity panel (i.e. if I select Thunderbird from Unity panel, then select Firefox, I'm no longer able to see Firefox window - the only way to get to it is ctrl+tab).

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

I don't have this issue at all. Can you check if running unity --reset fixes the issue? Thanks

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