I've worked around it by removing the expo edge effect and not using the
switch workspace dock button. I just used control + alt + keys to switch
between them and the problem doesn't happen.

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 6:35 PM, sportscrazed2 <email address hidden>wrote:

> Same bug here on my Samsung N130 netbook.   Settng Grid thresholds to
> zero does effectively eliminate problem for me but, it also gets rid of
> the "aero snap" feature that I love so much when dragging windows to the
> edge of screen.   A decent workaround is switch to windows on other
> workspaces by clicking the icon in Unity dock of a window opening in
> other workspace.   This is very annoying if you switch workspaces a lot
> and look forward to it being fixed.   Otherwise Unity is pretty awesome
> on my netbook.
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875557
>
> Title:
>  Compiz grid overlay appears after workspace switcher use
>
> Status in Compiz Main Plugins:
>  Confirmed
> Status in Unity:
>  Confirmed
> Status in Unity Distro Priority:
>  Fix Committed
> Status in “compiz-plugins-main” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  Steps to reproduce (currently I can consistently reproduce this):
>   - Focus a window (I'm choosing a window in the top left workspace, out
> of four)
>   - Click on the Unity Workspace Switcher
>   - Select a workspace with a window open (e.g. the one you came from) by
> double clicking on it
>   - Move the mouse directly to the left edge of the screen
>
>  Expected result: if it is not already visible, the Launcher appears
>  (as normally happens when moving to the left edge of screen). Nothing
>  else should happen.
>
>  Actual result: the launcher appear, but also an orange highlighting
>  appears on the right hand side of the screen (as if I trying to snap
>  the window to the left). However the windows is still maximised / in
>  it's original position. See the screenshot for a clearer idea of what
>  is happening.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
>  Package: unity 4.22.0-0ubuntu3
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
>  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
>  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,imgpng,resize,place,snap,gnomecompat,vpswitch,move,grid,regex,animation,session,unitymtgrabhandles,mousepoll,workarounds,expo,wall,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
>  CompositorRunning: compiz
>  Date: Sun Oct 16 09:07:16 2011
>  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>  DistroCodename: oneiric
>  DistroVariant: ubuntu
>  GraphicsCard:
>   ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4350] [1002:954f] (prog-if 00 [VGA
> controller])
>     Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device [1787:2271]
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
>  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DXP061
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
>   PATH=(custom, no user)
>   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
> root=UUID=d30f0894-f34b-416e-828c-7e5549c1f048 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>  SourcePackage: unity
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>  dmi.bios.date: 11/22/2007
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: 2.5.3
>  dmi.board.name: 0WG855
>  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.chassis.type: 7
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.5.3:bd11/22/2007:svnDellInc.:pnDellDXP061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0WG855:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
>  dmi.product.name: Dell DXP061
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
>  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>  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
>
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