unity/compiz: close button can become nonfunctional on unmaximized windows

[Doug McMahon]

Binary package hint: unity

With the current .14 unity windows that are not maximized can lose function of the close button and in some cases other buttons in the window, ex. back button in firefox.
This behavior is generally erratic though using the mouse to grab and move the window about is likely to bring on.

In most cases the maximize button remains active - maximizing does usually allow exiting thru the close button
It's also quite likely that when this occurs there will also be reduced or no menu items in global menu when there should and previously were

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.2.14-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.28 Wed Sep 29 09:47:25 PDT 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-1ubuntu6)
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 21 13:55:21 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 260.19.29, 2.6.37-12-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-173, 173.14.28, 2.6.37-12-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard: Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0209]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110120)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110120)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-12-generic root=UUID=28d68c1b-9e85-45a3-9ec2-ad4f992ba387 ro vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
SourcePackage: unity
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu6
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20100805+b96170a-0ubuntu1

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

ammended to note that in a window is placed in the dash area use of mouse becomes restricted - non functional

Also any desktop item in the 'dash' ares can no longer be addressed - to see use thee right click - Organize Desktop ... option

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

marking as dup