gnome classic workspace switcher settings not sticky

[peterzay]

By default, the setting is to show 1 workspace. Increase to 4. Result is 4 workspaces side by side.

Logout and login.

You are back to the default 1 workspace setting.

Note that this default is poorly displayed as 4 mini workspaces.

See attached screenshot for example.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-panel 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 15 17:29:24 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120414)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Mike (treelinemike)]

I too have this problem, and sometimes (not reliably) after increasing from 1 to 4 workspaces clicking on the second workspace clears the desktop, menubar and task bar leaving only the desktop image. The mouse moves at this point but I can't do anything except switch to command line via ctrl-alt-Fx and kill Xorg.

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 in gnome classic mode on a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop and just recently upgraded from 11.10.

$uname -a
Linux woodchuck 3.2.0-24-generic-pae #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 18:54:21 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

[Jochen Fahrner (jofa)]

I have the same problem, and also the one I described here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1008022

This happens only with Compiz, not with Metacity (Gnome classic no effects)