The "spread windows" functionality (super+w) does not always work

[Alexis Schotte]

Sometimes the "spread" functionality does not work in a login session. Login out and in again is makes it work.
I think the problem always occurs in the first login session after I start my computer.

expected behaviour:
super+w spreads all the windows on the active workspace

actual behaviour:
The windows are not spread (and a "w" is typed in the active window if it's possible to type anything there).

(I'm sorry if I indicated the wrong package, I didn't really know which to choose.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.1.2+13.10.20131014.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 545f0c3c73676a721a0ffbc52795c2f4
CheckboxSystem: b8f3ec504801f13fc208edb5c785b099
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Wed Nov 27 12:27:20 2013
DistUpgraded: 2013-11-09 12:56:02,508 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1712]
 NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 550M] [10de:0df6] (rev ff) (prog-if ff)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-02 (208 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N53SN
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic root=UUID=4500db2a-7566-47cc-b27b-fc416554b61b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-09 (17 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/15/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: N53SN.207
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: N53SN
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN53SN.207:bd07/15/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnN53SN:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnN53SN:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: N53SN
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Wed Nov 27 12:26:20 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 12620
 vendor SEC
xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2

[Alexis Schotte (alexis-schotte-deactivatedaccount)]

The issue seems to be fixed after a software update this week