Moving windows results in erratic behaviour

[Malte Thoma]

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10

2) ???

3) Grapping a Window with the mouse (or Keybord) and moving at close to the edges of the desktop should place it at the desktop (snapping-windows)

4) The behaviour seems to be erratic. It is nearly impossile to place a window where it belongs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,snap,compiztoolbox,resize,vpswitch,gnomecompat,resizeinfo,mousepoll,wall,imgpng,regex,move,commands,place,unitymtgrabhandles,session,animation,expo,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Oct 24 11:01:34 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff40]
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff40]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L40
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=f8d61551-a394-482c-a9ef-77ca7f33f913 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/29/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V2.30
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Satellite Pro L40
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV2.30:bd02/29/2008:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteProL40:pvrPSL43E-00F001GR:rvnTOSHIBA:rnSatelliteProL40:rvr1.0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Satellite Pro L40
dmi.product.version: PSL43E-00F001GR
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
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

[Malte Thoma (malte-thoma)]

With gnome I never experienced this erratic behaviour, hence I think it is Unity-specific :-(
And for my work this makes Unity worthless!

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Can you login to a guest session and check if the issue is happening there as well. Also is your system fully updated?

[Malte Thoma (malte-thoma)]

Guest workes fine, so I guess the reason is something I modified in the ccsm. Any hint how I can debug this?

Concering the "fully updated system":
root@Tosh:~# LANG=C apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Maybe run 'unity --reset' in a terminal and see if that resolves the issue for you.

[Malte Thoma (malte-thoma)]

'unity --reset' does not help.

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