cannot restore window from launcher by clicking its icon after minimizing it

[esed]

When I maximize application window and then minimize it, it cannot be restored from launcher when clicking application icon and when there are no other windows on workspace.

Global menu still keeps the title of window (not the default desktop menu "Ubuntu Desktop") after minimizing the application and I have to click on desktop or on somewhere else and after that the application can be restored.

To reproduce bug:

1. Make sure all opened applications' windows are minimized and that there are no any windows on workspace (don't use "Show Desktop")
1. Launch a firefox, movie player or some other app
2. Maximize it
3. Minimize it (notice the global menu still keeps the title of application)
4. Click on application's icon on launcher (application doesn't restore)
5. Click on desktop (global menu now shows "Ubuntu Desktop")
6. Click on application's icon on launcher again (now application gets restored)

EDIT: After a bit more testing, it appears that application's window doesn't have to be maximized before minimizing it in order to reproduce bug.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
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[esed (th3-fault)]

Conky seems to be the cause of this behaviour, when it is not running everything works fine

[esed (th3-fault)]

This shouldn't be happening no mather if conky is running or not, in Oneiric this wasn't happening, so I think it is a bug afterall.

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

I can't reproduce this. Do you have desktop icons disabled? That can often result in weird issues like these.

[esed (th3-fault)]

No, desktop uses default settings. Here is the video, notice that everything works fine when I kill conky: http://youtu.be/filzWWJZldY

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

Since Conky is clearly stealing focus here, but still not registering itself as a "window that can attract focus", the issue happens. Even GNOME2 and GNOME Shell would have similar issues with this.

[Glen Shrubsall (stinkeye)]

I don't think this is a conky bug, as you get the same focus behaviour when running
cairo-clock on the desktop.
Using "own_window_type override" instead of "own_window_type normal"
fixes the focus issue here.

[cmc302a (cmolina11)]

I don't know if this is the same bug, but almost the same happens to me. The slightly different behaviour is:

- After minimizing, the global menu still keeps the name and options of the application.
- Desktop CANNOT be clicked, so the menu remains the application's (even right-click menu is still the application's)
- Click on application's icon on launcher again (now application gets restored)
(Another way of restoring the app is with alt+tab or using the window switcher shortcut)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (64 bit) precise
unity -- version 5.18.0

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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