Can't switch to another application when in expose mode

[Michael Terry]

Binary package hint: unity

When I'm in expose mode for one application (say, Terminal), I can't switch to another application (say, Firefox).

I click the Firefox icon in the launcher, and unity does internally switch which application is the current app for a moment (launcher arrow and global menu change, but Terminal remains in 'expose' mode). But when I go back and hover over one of the 'exposed' Terminal windows, unity switches back to the Terminal app.

I would expect that when I click on the Firefox icon, expose mode would be cancelled and Firefox would be brought to the fore.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.2.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,dbus,mousepoll,gnomecompat,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,wall,snap,animation,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,fade,session]
Date: Wed Dec 1 11:40:26 2010
MachineType: System76, Inc. Lemur UltraThin
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=625ed789-1cb3-4081-9c7e-f812810b5126 ro quiet splash
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SourcePackage: unity
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 08/17/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: CALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Lemur UltraThin
dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.board.version: lemu2
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: lemu2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrCALPELLACRB.86C.0000.X.0000000000:bd08/17/2010:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnLemurUltraThin:pvrlemu2:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnLemurUltraThin:rvrlemu2:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct10:cvrlemu2:
dmi.product.name: Lemur UltraThin
dmi.product.version: lemu2
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

[Michael Terry (mterry)]

Actually, I wanted to wet my unity-coding whistle with this bug. I'll take a quick look at it, and see if it's in my reach.

[Michael Terry (mterry)]

Branch attached. I did not change the behavior when clicking on the same application icon again. I believe in pre-compiz unity, it would also cancel the 'expose' (or scale, as I've now learned it's called). I wasn't sure if that was desired behavior or not, so I just fixed the more pressing issue of switching to other apps.