Launcher fails to hide/unhide when switching between workspaces using keyboard shortcuts

[Tommaso R. Donnarumma]

0) Make sure unity launcher is set to either autohide or dodge and that you have no windows maximised in at least two adjacent workspaces
1) Maximize the window of any application (if you are affected by bug #731786, you might need to force the launcher to hide by unmaximising, making the launcher dodge the unmaximised window and and maximising again)
2) Switch to an adjacent workspace containing no maximised windows using the proper keyboard shortcut (for example, CTRL-ALT-RIGHT)
3) Go back to the original workspace using the proper keyboard shortcut (for example, CTRL-ALT-LEFT)

After step 2 the launcher usually unhides as expected, in which case what I reliably observe after step 3 is that the launcher stays on top of the maximised window and doesn't autohide.

In very rare cases, the launcher fails to unhide after step 2, in which case it stays hidden after step 3.

After either behavious has occurred, the effects of further workspace switching via keyboard shortcuts become a bit less deterministic, i.e. in rare cases hiding works as expected.

[Alex Launi (alexlauni)]

I'm unable to reproduce this no matter how many times, or how fast I change workspaces. I'm hoping that this has been fixed in trunk. Could you please make sure that you're fully updated, and see if the issue persists?

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

This one has been fixed with latest available release on natty (3.6.6)

[Tommaso R. Donnarumma (tawmas)]

I tested this and the issue as reported is fixed. I now get random crashes in compiz while switching. I'll open a followup bug as soon as I can collect some relevant information.

[Paul Sladen (sladen)]

Thank you Tommaso! More bug reports gratefully received!

[Taylor "Ripps" LeMasurier-Wren (ripps818)]

I think I'm experiencing this bug. Situations described in the bug report happen to me. Also, the panel doesn't resume autohiding when I switch between my widget layer and back.
When I switch to widget layer to use my embedded terminal, the panel occasionally returns. And then when I cancel widget mode, the panel doesn't resume hiding, even when I have a window maximized.

I'm using the latest updates today, and unity is still not autohiding properly.

[Gerhard Burger (burger.ga)]

might be caused by https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/739205 although that bug is marked incomplete

[Sasa Stamenkovic (umpirsky)]

I am expiriencing this bug, it's very annoying. Is there a way to force launcher to hide?