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[fglrx] Fullscreen OpenGL windows stay on top even when they shouldn't

Bug #1055380 reported by Daniel van Vugt
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This bug affects 6 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Compiz
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

This problem seems limited to the fglrx (Catalyst) driver and only with OpenGL windows (not regular X11 or even Xvideo).

When a fullscreen window is visible, it stays on top and fullscreen even when it shouldn't. You can't get to the window menu (Alt+Space) and even window/screen transformations like scale don't work. They do work after the workspace is switched though (Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right).

Initially I thought this was an incompatibility with "Unredirect Fullscreen Windows" but now I find it happens even without that option. The driver is doing its own unredirection even when it shouldn't.

Workaround:
Remove the fglrx (Catalyst) driver and use the built-in radeon driver instead.

See original description
Tags: unredirect
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
Changed in compiz:
status: Triaged → Invalid
description: updated
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
tags: added: unredirect
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Medium → Critical
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Critical
Revision history for this message
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Hmm, not critical. You could live with this bug quite easily.

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu):
importance: Critical → Medium
Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Critical → Medium
Revision history for this message
mtjhrc (mtjhrc) wrote :

Will this ever get fixed?

Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be fixed for that release

Changed in fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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