When on a new workspace, apps are opened on the wrong workspace

[Rick Spencer]

Binary package hint: compiz

Steps:
1. go to workspace 1
2. click on the web browser icon in the launcher
The web browser opens in that workspace

3. switch to workspace 4
4. click on the web browser icon in the launcher

Result:
The desktop switches to workspace 1 and activates the existing web browser window

Expected:
A new web browser window is opened on desktop 4

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.18-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [shift,wobbly]
Date: Wed Dec 1 16:29:18 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio Hybrid 140g
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=12138568-ff39-4528-a843-2081cf21c159 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu2
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: compiz
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.6
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 0P096C
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: '01'
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.6:bd09/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnStudioHybrid140g:pvr00:rvnDellInc.:rn0P096C:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr'01':
dmi.product.name: Studio Hybrid 140g
dmi.product.version: 00
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

[Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)]

This is not a compiz bug. Either the launcher is not aware of
viewports and is asking the browser window to take focus instead of
spawning a new one or the browser asks existing instances to take
focus rather than spawning new ones.

Sent from my iPod

On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:44, Rick Spencer <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> Steps:
> 1. go to workspace 1
> 2. click on the web browser icon in the launcher
> The web browser opens in that workspace
>
> 3. switch to workspace 4
> 4. click on the web browser icon in the launcher
>
> Result:
> The desktop switches to workspace 1 and activates the existing web
> browser window
>
> Expected:
> A new web browser window is opened on desktop 4
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop2-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.18-generic 2.6.37-rc3
> Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: [shift,wobbly]
> Date: Wed Dec 1 16:29:18 2010
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
> (20091028.5)
> MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio Hybrid 140g
> PackageArchitecture: all
> PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel
> Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller
> [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic
> root=UUID=12138568-ff39-4528-a843-2081cf21c159 ro quiet splash
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
> libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu2
> libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
> xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
> xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
> SourcePackage: compiz
> XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/
> xorg.conf'
> dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 1.0.6
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: 0P096C
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.board.version: A01
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.version: '01'
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.
> :bvr1.0.6:
> bd09/
> 26/
> 2008:
> svnDellInc.
> :pnStudioHybrid140g:pvr00:
> rvnDellInc.:rn0P096C:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr'01':
> dmi.product.name: Studio Hybrid 140g
> dmi.product.version: 00
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
> system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.37-7-
> generic
>
> ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty
>
> --
> When on a new workspace, apps are opened on the wrong workspace
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683937
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[Rick Spencer (rick-rickspencer3)]

Sounds like it's Unity, then, as this effects all apps on the launcher, the browser was just an example

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

This is linked to the way the launcher only enables opening one window of each application, so I would say it's on purpose and linked to bug #656517