screen edge trigger does not work until manually restarting unity

[Nobuto Murata]

Screen edge trigger of compiz plugins does not work until manually restarting unity.

How to reproduce:
 0. use Unity(3D) session
 1. set edge trigger of compiz plugins
     - tested with "Expo" and "Scale" plugin.
     - e.g. I set lower left edge to trigger "Scale" and lower right edge to trigger "Expo".
 2. move cursor to the edge you set on Step 1.

Expected result:
 trigger Compiz plugin
   - e.g. if moving to lower left edge, "Scale" plugin will be executed.

Actual result:
 nothing happens

WORKAROUND:
 restart unity manually once
 - Press Alt+"F2", input "unity --replace" then press Enter.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.22.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,snap,mousepoll,move,regex,gnomecompat,vpswitch,imgpng,grid,wall,place,resize,animation,expo,workarounds,session,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Fri Oct 7 15:44:54 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110927)
ProcEnviron:
 LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8
 LC_COLLATE=ja_JP.UTF-8
 LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=ja_JP.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

seems similar to bug #832150

[Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)]

Marking fixcommitted in unity as we hacked around it with a distro patch but this need to be fixed properly when I have a chance to

[Nobuto Murata (nobuto)]

Though this issue is not mentioned in changelog, with compiz/oneiric-proposed package, screen edge trigger works fine from the start.

[Nobuto Murata (nobuto)]

I will set this bug as Fix Released, because -proposed package has been released as -updates.

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compiz (1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/fix-864330.patch:
    - fix windows which can have towed moving (LP: #864330)
  * debian/patches/fix-864478.patch:
    - Window shading is broken (LP: #864478)

compiz (1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu4) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/control:
    - don't suggest nvidia-glx, it's part of the old initial packaging
      and probably a bad hint on non nvidia system (LP: #844218)
  * Cherry-pick upstream patches:
    - Windows should not automatically be focused when opened if the focus
      is on another application (LP: #748840)
    - Launcher - If a spread contains minimised windows, when the spread
      exits, the minimised windows momentarily appear on the desktop
      before disappearing (LP: #863328)
    - reproducible stacking bug in compiz (LP: #869316)
    - Click-dragging a window that's stacked above a fullscreen window will
      cause it to go underneath the fullscreen window (LP: #869919)
    - sometimes the keyboard input doesn't go to the apparently focussed
      dialog (LP: #869967)
    - Opening mumble can cause it to be stacked above the dash if you
      open the dash at the same time (LP: #865863)
    - Sometimes configure events are missed and windows move slow as a result
      (LP: #866752)
    - Workaround ubuntu desktop unity. Mouse at the left side doesn't reveal
      launcher (LP: #832150)
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:44:49 +0200