Launcher edge detection still occurs when autohide is set to off

[Nicholas Skaggs]

Using multi-monitors and setting the 'autohide' launcher to 'off' still causes unity to invoke it's edge detection when crossing between monitors. This edge detection should not need to occur when the launcher is always visible. If I want to use the launcher I can scroll over to it and use it. There's no reason to have detection to display it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.20 Mon Feb 6 21:07:30 PST 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.2-14ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 41733012f282e0b91a263998ebc59472
CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 22.102642] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
 [ 32.208016] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Wed Feb 22 11:07:07 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-01-15 17:43:17.633955
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7300 GT] [10de:0393] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Device [196e:0393]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 965P-DS3
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=4c64991e-e72a-448c-b990-580e33fb32d6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-16 (37 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/25/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F14
dmi.board.name: 965P-DS3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF14:bd06/25/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pn965P-DS3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn965P-DS3:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: 965P-DS3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

needs design feedback.

[Maximilian Federle (ppd)]

IMHO the edge resistance should only be there when the left button is held while e.g dragging a window.
May be harder though to use the overlay scrollbar in maximized windows then...

[John Lea (johnlea)]

The edge resistance now has a separate setting allowing it to be switched on or off independently of the Launcher state, so marking this bug invalid.