Launcher icons bring application windows in current workspace

[giev]

I use the default 2x2 workspaces, having setup through CCSM (Place Windows / Fixed Window Placement / Windows with fixed viewport) some application windows to always open in specific workspaces. The application windows indeed open in the respective workspaces with no problem.

After some software update (I can't pinpoint the exact one) I have noticed that some times (not always) clicking on the icon in the launcher of an application with a window in another workspace (not the one I'm currently viewing) brings that window in my current workspace, instead of switching me to the workspace the window is in. Furthermore, the window is displayed in a seemingly arbitrary position, with some parts of it outside the screen.

This problem is perhaps not critical, but annoying at least, as my intended action is to quickly check a window in another workspace then return to my current one, without "polluting" it with unrelated windows. It is a shame this doesn't work correctly, as the launcher makes such a workflow so easy, needing just two clicks on adjacent icons.

Ubuntu 12.04 with latest updates.
Unity 5.12-0ubuntu1.1
Compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,mousepoll,place,grid,gnomecompat,snap,imgpng,resize,session,vpswitch,move,regex,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,winrules,animation,expo,workarounds,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Jul 2 13:11:42 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
DpkgLog:

ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] [10de:0a6c] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Latitude E6510 [1028:040b]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6510
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic root=UUID=68db865c-7eb7-4824-bc64-522712df5929 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/26/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 0N5KHN
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/26/2011:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6510:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0N5KHN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6510
dmi.product.version: 0001
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
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

[Mark Thornton (mthornton-2)]

I have exactly the same problem after upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04 this morning.

However sometimes the application isn't moved to the current workspace but to a different one (not where it previously was). The new position often has the apps left edge under the launcher which is awkward if you don't use auto hide.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[giev (vagelis-giannadakis)]

Can someone PLEASE have a look at this?? It is starting to get on my nerves!!

ADDITIONAL INFO: I use two different screen setups. My primary setup is with the laptop on a dock and a separate external monitor. No dual-head, just the external monitor. My secondary setup is with the laptop alone. This issue seems to happen MUCH more often with my secondary setup (laptop alone), than with my primary!

I use two different XOrg configuration files for my setups, which I have attached.

PLEASE have a look at this, it's driving me insane to have to rearrange my windows!!

[Nathan Sizemore (nathanrsizemore)]

Yes. This happens on my system. Even on the 12.10-64bit install today. Very frustrating.
It only occurs on windows that are not full screened.

Nathan

[Ricardo Graça (devius)]

This seems to only occur when one (or both) windows are touching both the top and bottom screen edges. When the same windows are in the middle of the screen resized so that they don't touch any of the screen edges I can jump back and forth between them with no problem.