There is no way to access the applications list. here is a screen shot when the dash button is pressed.
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.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,grid,regex,mousepoll,move,place,compiztoolbox,wall,session,animation,fade,resize,workarounds,gnomecompat,vpswitch,imgpng,snap,expo,scale,ezoom,unitymtgrabhandles,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-14 10:59:53.074060
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)] [1002:5b60] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:0602]
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:0603]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DM051
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=UUID=1d6704e7-96a8-4661-8e29-1269cf17b1c8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Tags: oneiric running-unity oneiric running-unity oneiric running-unity oneiric running-unity ubuntu regression-update needs-reassignment compiz-0.9 oneiric running-unity oneiric running-unity oneiric running-unity ubuntu regression-update needs-reassignment compiz-0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (60 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 03/31/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0HJ054
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd03/31/2006:svnDellInc.:pnDellDM051:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0HJ054:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dell DM051
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
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 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
Which GPU are you using?
Compiz seems to be at fault here, but there's little or no info to diagnose the issue. Can you run this command in a terminal so that debug information gets attached:
apport-collect 877248
That would help us debug the issue. Thanks!