Comment 19 for bug 877778

It's because Show Desktop, when invoked for the second time, "unmininize"
all the windows. Because you already have some restored, it will look like
it did nothing. Not that I like this behaviour, though...

2012/4/13 palimmo <email address hidden>

> It seems solved now.
> But.. does show desktop (through alt+Tab) work at the first "movement"? I
> have to repeat it twice to get the desktop....
>
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> Title:
> Showdesktoped window contents invisible in window spread
>
> Status in Unity:
> Fix Released
> Status in Unity Distro Priority:
> Fix Committed
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> 1. have two firefox windows opened
> 2. alt-tab until getting to "show desktop"
> 3. click on the firefox icon in the launcher to restore the last focused
> firefox window
> 4. click again on the firefox icon in the launcher
> -> the minimized window is scaled, but invisible (empty placeholder)
>
> I'm using the Oneiric proposed channel, so it might have something to
> do with the latest updates to Unity or Compiz.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
> 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 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:55:43
> PDT 2011
> GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
> .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins:
> [core,bailer,detection,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
> Date: Tue Oct 18 19:11:09 2011
> DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-09-13 11:04:09.297261
> DistroCodename: oneiric
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
> nvidia-current-updates, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
> GraphicsCard:
> nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 220] [10de:0a20] (rev a2) (prog-if
> 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: BFG Tech Device [19f1:113c]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110909)
> JockeyStatus:
> xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary,
> Disabled, Not in use)
> xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver
> (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
> MachineType: Acer Aspire M1201
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
> root=UUID=ab49ff83-e28a-460e-84bc-6bcddae18d1e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> SourcePackage: unity
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-22 (26 days ago)
> XorgConf:
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Default Device"
> Option "NoLogo" "True"
> EndSection
> dmi.bios.date: 08/21/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: R03-B1
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: RS740DVF
> dmi.board.vendor: Acer
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
> dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR03-B1:bd08/21/2008:svnAcer:pnAspireM1201:pvr:rvnAcer:rnRS740DVF:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr1.0:
> dmi.product.name: Aspire M1201
> dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
> version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
> version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
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