Compiz window-management plugins only affect windows on current viewport

[Matthias Niess]

This bug seems to affect several things but here's a simple example:

1. open two applications on two seperate viewports
2. press super+w (which is the default key for initiating scale on *all* viewports)

Expected: A "spread" of all windows on all viewports

Instead: Only the windows of the current viewport and if that doesn't have any windows, none.

This also affects the application-spread that is initiated when you click the app-icon on the launcher. It only shows the windows of an application that reside on the current viewport.

Another example of how bad this is:

1. open two terminals on two seperate workspaces
2. minimize the terminal on the second workspace
3. on a third workspace click the terminal-icon on the launcher.

It will take you to the non-minimized terminal. The only way to find the minimized terminal is by either remembering the workspace on which you minimized it or by checking the small triangle to the left of the terminal icon on every workspace.

This is a regression that was introduced in precise.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic-pae 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Ist ein Verzeichnis: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,compiztoolbox,resize,imgpng,move,vpswitch,grid,place,regex,wall,gnomecompat,snap,session,animation,workarounds,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Apr 2 23:13:13 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic-pae root=UUID=4cee14a8-eebe-499e-a03a-87c60ef8c37c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/07/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1305
dmi.board.name: M2N-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N-EACPIBIOSRevision1305:bd03/07/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N-E:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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