Compiz Window Decorator fails on Evolution Compose New Email

[phillamg]

Oneiric Beta 2:

How to reproduce:

1 - If you new emails default to maximised, open a new window and the window will be greater than the unity panel and launcher with no window decoration (see maximised.png). [The only way to close this is with Escape, resizing or unmaximising buttons / keys don't work, Alt-Tab doesn't control it properly either]

2 - If there are decorations initially on the maximised window, un-maximising the window creates a window with no decorations (see unmax.png)

Expected results: Compose window has full decoration just like in Unity-2d or Metacity (see metacity.png)

evolution 3.2.0-0ubuntu2
compiz 1:0.9.6-0ubuntu1
fglrx-updates 2:8.881-0ubuntu4

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

FWIW it doesn't fail on new meetings, new contacts etc just new (email) message

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

It also fails on opening existing emails, rather than exclusively on composing new mail. Also Alt + Right Click and selecting Unmaximise does nothing, neither does resize, move or either after unmaximising (minimising works but then when you unminimise it you have the same problem).

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

This seems to have something to do with Compiz & Fullscreen requests. I created a brand new user and it did the same thing. However I tested at home (on a much bigger screen, dual head Nvidia set-up for video playback) and couldn't reproduce.

Testing again (on new profile) and when changing to metacity (using --replace) the terminal displayed issues about a fullscreen window. Changed back to compiz and through CCSM disable "unredirect full screen windows" in OpenGL and Workarounds. This solved the bug. Re-enabled both settings and it still works as expected. If it re-appears I'll test again to see which work-around solved it.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue is a compiz,unity one, not an evolution bug

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

Went back to my original profile, bug returned. Disabled "Legacy Fullscreen Support" in Workarounds (within CCSM) and that solves it (well, works around it). FWIW re-enabling LFS brings the bug right back. Happy to provide any more info that anyone needs.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

seems similar to bug #862181

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

That's a dupe of #861143, suggested the workaround in that bug to see if it is the same problem...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

Definitely a separate bug, not fixed by the update to 4.22 which solves bug #861143

[Josh Carlson (jcarlson1701)]

This seems to have been fixed. Not sure what update fixed it, but the window decorations show as of 10/5/11 A.M.

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

There's been a new unity release, 4.22.0-0ubuntu2, which fixes this bug for me too (v1 didn't for some reason). Must have been the same issues as #861143 after all...

[Josh Carlson (jcarlson1701)]

Okay, now the fix created a new problem. I have my Evolution window resized and can see the window decorations, but when I minimize the window and then click on it's icon in the Unity launcher the window opens maximized and I have to resize again. The behavior affects other apps as well.

For example I normally have my Chrome window resized and not showing the window decorations bar (this option is in Chrome's preferences) now since the fix, when I minimize it and then click on it's icon from the launcher it also comes back as maximized with the window decorations. I then have to resize it and then go back into Chrome's preferences to remove the window decorations...

[phillamg (me-phillg)]

Okay, I'm having to change my comments :( This is not fixed :(
It seemed to work briefly yesterday but after a reboot it does not work unless I have disabled "Legacy Fullscreen Support" in CCSM.

Added a new screenshot showing no decorations on the compose window and it taking up the full screen. On the plus side Alt+Tab now works on the window so I can at least show the terminal and unity & panel briefly above the window.

[Leonardo Borda (lborda)]

Hi,

I think i have the same issue as you. As a workaround I solved it by checking off ccsm->Workarounds-> "Legacy full screen support".
You will have to install compizconfig-settings-manager package.

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Leonardo

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Closing the bug since its fixed for the original reporter with an update, and the fact that no commenter is subscribed to this bug report.

[karlrt (karlrt)]

I got this in 11.10, just recently updated to 12.04 and still got the "fullscreen without menu" behavior of evolution.

Then i disabled legacy support and everything worked fine, so i thought this bug is yet not fixed, but after wanting to get a screenshot and enabling fullscreen legacy support again: evolution still stays in its window borders.

So everything works as it should, just had the disable and reenable the fullscreen legacy support (i got here because of google - might be interesting for future readers)