GRID plugin very inconsistent and erratic behavior

[zzecool]

Grid plugin inst working as it should .

The experience is not even close to what we get from other OS ( Ms windows 7 ) .

Im speaking like the bug is already confirmed because i got this one in every pc with ubuntu that im using with different hardware configurations. ( nvidia , ati , intel , blah blah ) so i know its there . It was affecting oneiric and still affecting precise.

This should be consider as a feature not enabled by default because the experience is very bad (until is fixed).

The grid is not enabled every time a window touch an side , it feels very random no matter how fast you are approaching the side or how many pixels are you pushing further of the screen edge. If you can manage to initiate grid most of the time instead of actual maximize the window you are only get the shadow effect maximized and stuck there.

Im attaching a video with the problem because its a bit complicate to explain .

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,regex,animation,snap,move,place,mousepoll,vpswitch,wall,resize,commands,gnomecompat,workarounds,compiztoolbox,grid,imgpng,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,session,scaleaddon,unityshell]
Date: Thu Mar 1 13:32:34 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-16 (13 days ago)

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Here is the youtube link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9wKUP4LvCo&feature=youtu.be

[zzecool (zzecool)]

One more video with better framerate : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NORGpuXZITo&feature=youtu.be

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Are there any steps to reproduce the bug?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Omer Akram , it was always like that for me so there is no specific steps.

Something that may help is :

Try to initiate the grid effect slowly , don't push further , back up some pixels ( 2 3 ) and release the mouse button.

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

Can you check if this is still an issue with the latest updates? Thanks!

[zzecool (zzecool)]

I cant because with the yesterday unity and compiz updates i lost unity 3d .Unity fail to liad and fallback to 2d , i allrdt downgrade all th updated packages with luck.

I ll let you know

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Liad = load ;)

[zzecool (zzecool)]

@Bilal Akhtar Now that unity is fixed i can tell you that the problem is still here for me.

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Is there any news about this ? I dont think im the only one with this problem

[Eleni Maria Stea (hikiko)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. Since it's quite old and we didn't manage to reproduce it I changed the bug status to Invalid. If you experience the problem in one of the supported Ubuntu releases please feel free to re-open it and update the description.