Scale: keyboard binding for "Initiate Window Picker For window Group" is non-functional

[Doug McMahon]

As described, setting a keyboard binding for this action has no effect. The action is currently provided by a left click on unity launcher icon which is currently set to be removed. So in it's absense a user set binding should be allowed & functional
removal of this option - Bug 689733

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-9.16-generic-pae 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-9-generic-pae i686
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 Kernel Module 290.10 Wed Nov 16 19:27:25 PST 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.2-10ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,text,gnomecompat,place,resize,compiztoolbox,mousepoll,imgpng,move,regex,snap,vpswitch,session,animation,fade,expo,scale,scaleaddon,ezoom,unityshell,wall]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Jan 16 16:08:10 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 290.10, 3.2.0-8-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 290.10, 3.2.0-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 290.10, 3.2.0-9-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 290.10, 3.2.0-9-generic-pae, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0209]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120108)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_173_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 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. XPS M1330
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-9-generic-pae root=UUID=b1a22633-a69e-4f7d-8c6e-bcba8033454a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
   Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
   Driver "nvidia"
   Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x3322; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x1"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu6
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 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Now that pulling from all workspaces has a commited fix there is no 'functional' reason to not allow this binding to be set
return of from all - Bug 933776

A working binding can be set thru dbus & a command but users shouldn't have to do this..

[Cefn (6-launchpad-net-cefn-com)]

This remains an issue in Lubuntu 13.04 Beta 2, so must be independent of anything Unity is doing.

[Cefn (6-launchpad-net-cefn-com)]

For reference, in my case, activating D-Bus and Command plugins destabilises my desktop to the point that Compiz crashes, so there is no effective workaround.

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Actually this bug could just as well be duped the older scale/window group bug started in 11.04, feel free to do so if appropriate
Bug 774059

As far as the dbus/command 'workaround', have had no real issue here with it in a slightly different form than posted in other bug. At times since 11.04 enabling those plugins would cause compiz to crash, not really an issue as of late.

Really the only problem is in 13.04 where set commands in the command plugin will disappear with some regularity & need to be reset.
Never filed a bug on that because there's no definite cause & the command plugin is 'unsupported'