Unity

Switching between desktops using shortcuts makes windows to flick

Bug #946772 reported by Alberto Salvia Novella on 2012-03-05

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned
	unity (Ubuntu)	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Using Unity 3D only, when desktops are changed using shortcuts flicks appear for miliseconds. Basically, two types of them appear at the same time:

1. Windows blink.
2. Some windows parts appear in the same border of the screen where the desktop you're going to is placed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,place,gnomecompat,grid,compiztoolbox,vpswitch,move,snap,regex,session,imgpng,mousepoll,resize,animation,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,fade,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Mar 5 02:07:10 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2012-03-04 22:56:58.088920
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.911, 3.2.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Juniper [Radeon HD 5700 Series] [1002:68be] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:2981]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:fglrx_updates - Controlador de gráficos FGLRX propietario de ATI/AMD (actualizaciones post-lanzamiento) (Privativo, Desactivado, No está en uso)
xorg:fglrx - Controlador gráfico FGLRX privativo para ATI/AMD (Privativo, Activado, En uso)
MachineType: MEDIONPC MS-7358
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=bd81bb80-983d-4e48-9e6a-2af77401e23f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-04 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/18/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: MS-7358
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.board.version: Fab D
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd02/18/2008:svnMEDIONPC:pnMS-7358:pvrOEM:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-7358:rvrFabD:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: MS-7358
dmi.product.version: OEM
dmi.sys.vendor: MEDIONPC
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu5
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4
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

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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote on 2012-03-05:

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote on 2012-03-11:

thanks for the bug report. Can you please make a video to show the problem you are facing.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete
Changed in unity:
status:	New → Incomplete

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-05-11:

[Expired for unity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-05-11:

[Expired for unity because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity:
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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