Disabling HUD also disables task switcher (alt-tab)

[Marius Kjeldahl]

On Unity 3D it seems the HUD is somewhat "connected" to task/window switching. If HUD is disabled, the standard unity task switcher is also disabled. When I initially detected this, I also had the standard unity task switcher disabled and the old "standard" compiz window switcher enabled (also mapped to alt-tab), and this was also affected. With HUD off, neither switcher works. Tested on two different systems; one Sandy Bridge (built in graphics) and one old ATI system. Seems it first appeared on an update two or three days ago.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.6.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,imgpng,grid,regex,resize,snap,vpswitch,compiztoolbox,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,place,session,move,gnomecompat,wall,animation,expo,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Tue Mar 13 20:51:07 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110803.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-03 (10 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Marius Kjeldahl (marius-kjeldahl)]

Not sure if it's related or not, but switching desktops with ctrl-alt-arrows also no longer works.

[Marius Kjeldahl (marius-kjeldahl)]

Switching desktops work again if enabling "Begin viewport switch" with the normal ctrl-alt.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 945816, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.