Alt+tab switcher is hidden after login

[Ryan Reich]

When I first log in, if I open the "wrong" application first, then the alt+tab switcher doesn't appear when I press alt+tab. It *does* switch, however, but I can't see the list of running applications so I don't know where it will go. Steps to reproduce:

1. Log in
2. Open firefox, terminal, or the file manager
3. Press alt+tab; it will not show anything.
4. Also, switching to the "show desktop" item won't necessarily show the desktop, but simply shade the open window.
5. Also, pressing the Win (or "Super") key that normally raises the application bar will not work; it will simply shade the screen as though it had.

This can be fixed by closing everything and opening a "right" program. I have found that Kile is one such (I don't know if this is KDE related).

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

What do you mean by "shade" the screen? Could you be more specific? Also provide a screenshot about it?

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

Other than that, this issue looks like a compiz stacking issue to me.

[Ryan Reich (ryan-reich)]

Here's a screenshot with the "shading". Look at the title bar.

[Ryan Reich (ryan-reich)]

For comparison, here's a normal screenshot.

[Ryan Reich (ryan-reich)]

What I mean by "shading" is that the window title is hidden, the title bar itself vanishes and is replaced with the wallpaper pattern, and all the items in the system tray are muted. This is a partial instance of the correct "Win" button behavior, which I can get by pressing that key when the desktop is visible. See attached.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

You are facing two bugs at a time, one is bug 852816 the other is bug 859405 I marked this as duplicate of 859405