bouncing windows effect for raise/lower

[Ian Jackson]

Binary package hint: compiz

When I click on a window's titlebar to raise it, it leaps about wildly. The first time I saw this I assumed that it was a window manager glitch, but it's repeatable and after playing with it a couple of times I realise what it is: it's pretending that it has to slide the front window aside to get at the back one.

This is a very alarming effect and should be disabled. If bling is desired for this operation, something less freaky should be used instead.

[Robin Burchell (surreal-w00t)]

In the compiz settings controller, change the "Dodge" effect to "None" on focus, and your problem is solved.

I too found it disturbing, perhaps the default behaviour needs reconsideration, as this is very distracting.

[Ian Jackson (ijackson)]

14:53 <iwj> mvo: I don't suppose you fancy turning off compiz's crazy windows
            sliding up and down effect (for raise/lower) ? (As I request in
            bug 134234.) I showed it to a couple of my friends and they all
            said WTF!
14:54 <mvo> iwj: I did that with the upload of yesterday