Disable workspace-overlapping windows feature for desktop experience reasons

[tankdriver]

I think the "feature" that a window can overlap onto several workspaces is in my mind completely useless and very irritating to new ubuntu users.
In my opinion, one of the best advantages of KDE and Gnome-Shell is that every workspace is in its own universe and there can not be any side effects to other workspaces.

Besides that, a lot of minor bugs would be solved considering overlapping windows.

Screenshot:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/50576/how-to-keep-a-window-from-overlapping-into-another-workspace

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.2.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,move,place,regex,resize,session,snap,vpswitch,wall,animation,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,workarounds,unityshell]
Date: Thu Feb 16 08:14:12 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_AT:de
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_AT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[arnuschky (abrutschy)]

I second that.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[[e-mail] (jeanphilippe-green)]

It's highly annoying and it's one of the reasons why I use Gnome shell. I don't want a window to be on two workspaces at the same time when I do my work.

[Robert Cotey (coteyr)]

I am also effected by this. it makes Unity very difficult to use.

[Jesse Johnson (holocronweaver)]

Is there a way to disable this feature while waiting for a change upstream?

[Adam Charnock (adamcharnock)]

I know its been a few years, but any news on this?