Compiz windows previews sometimes do not dissapear

[florin]

The preview should automatically close on mouse out of that window's "area", but sometimes it does not. Playing a little with compiz window previews would definitely make this bug occur.

It might be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/864316 bug, but not sure it's the same. And if someone opens the code of compiz window previews maybe there will be a fix for wrong window preview (because of wrong calculation of mouse position).

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,gnomecompat,compiztoolbox,regex,imgpng,snap,mousepoll,animation,expo,vpswitch,resize,ezoom,grid,move,place,session,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,thumbnail,wall,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Oct 16 04:47:04 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fde2]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 10f1:1a2a Importek
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C650
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=35a99d92-7566-4c55-88d1-a4fcf7717737 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/16/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: 1.90
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr1.90:bd03/16/2011:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC650:pvrPSC14E-00400MG5:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Satellite C650
dmi.product.version: PSC14E-00400MG5
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
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

[florin (florin-arjocu)]

Another screenshot

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

not unity's fault, I believe that compiz plugin is not being maintained by its developers so the bug.

[florin (florin-arjocu)]

Not that I don't appreciate the response, but as long as it's a Ubuntu bug it should be fixed. It is not a singular case and it's only since Oneiric, in Natty it did not occur. These are the things people coming from Windows find very anoying and as far as I can, I do my best to try helping the developers.

Which package or whre should I assign it to? Thanks!

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

>> These are the things people coming from Windows find very anoying
they should not play with ccsm really ;-)

i see a very low chance of this ever getting fixed as its an unsupported plugin on compiz's end

[florin (florin-arjocu)]

Maybe, but it's strange not to be able to have any role in the way your computer acts. I'm trying not to compare, but that is impossible and not productive as we should get the good things from anywhere; for instance in Windows I can set up what I have in Start Menu, what I don't have there, if it is to be a small list or something else, etc. Even the small phones OS allows the user to have either list or grid (icons) view of the menu.

I don't believe in a OS where people cannot do some basic things around. For instance one of the first things I do about Unity is to make icons smaller. On the default size there can only 5-6 icons fit there and that is the opposite of normal&functional desktop. How could one do that without ccsm or another tool?

The times where user should edit a config file for everything are gone for ages. we're living 2011 and soon 2012 :)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[_dan_ (dan-void)]

Affects me too, appears in 12.04 aswell.

[Alex Cabal (acabal)]

This bug has been a problem since Natty. It still shows up in Precise. If you enable window previews in Gnome Classic and hover your mouse over a window title, the preview will appear. But it will only disappear if you move your mouse horizontally on the taskbar. If you move your mouse vertically over the preview window and into the desktop area, the preview won't disappear.

When using Natty I had enabled a PPA to purposely downgrade Compiz to a version where this wasn't a problem. Very sad to see that it's still a problem a year later :(

[S.Rey (s.rey)]

Still here in 12.04.3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for Compiz because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for Compiz Window Previews Plugin because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for compiz (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]