Unity sometimes loses track for running applications

[Shahbaz]

I just recently upgraded my ubuntu and started using unity, so I actually don't know how or how often such a thing might happen, but I'll try to describe as best as I can.

I was programming (in gVim), compiling and testing (in gnome-terminal) using internet (firefox) and listening to music (banshee) and at night told ubuntu to "Stand by". The next day, I continue working while it suddenly crashed. That's not what I am reporting though (although you may be interested).

After restart, I started doing the same things and at one point suddenly the sidebar stopped showing the terminals I opened (Alt+tab also didn't show them. Even when on one terminal, ALT+` just would switch to another window). I had "keep in launcher"ed terminal, although I often open it with CTLR+ALT+t. I removed the icon from the launcher and opening another terminal doesn't bring it up there.

So basically, I can't access my terminals unless I do SUPER+w and select the terminal!

Finally, I just tried opening another terminal and now SUPER+w also shows one of my older unclosed terminals that had been lost!

If the bug happened to me again, I'd most certainly try to remember the similarities and come up with a way to reproduce it.

[Lalatendu Mohanty (then4way)]

Thanks for logging the defect. But we need more information to proceed in the defect. Below are the links which will help you to log the defect with appropriate/relevant info

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Unity/FilingBugs
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Apport

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

A compiz bug where it loses track over certain application on restarting compiz/unity I am certain there are a few other bugs on the same issue reported already, I'll find.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

I found an old bug on a very similar issue, marking duplicate of bug 772063