Public bug reported:
To reproduce this bug you must enable workspaces: System Settings > Appearance > Behavior > Enable Workspaces. Now, I'm assuming you have firefox open in this current workspace (from where you are reading this message). It doesn't matter if it is chrome, but later we will switch back to this web browser. Hit ctrl-alt-downArrow to switch to another workspace. Launch Gimp (for example) into this new workspace SuperKey > type "gimp" (no quotes) and hit the enter key. Now, make sure that gimp's window is not maximized, and then move the window so that any part of is clipped by the workspace, meaning, drag the window down so that the bottom 10 pixels of the window are not viewable on the workspace. Now, on the launcher bar, click on an icon that is open in another workspace (firefox or chromium for example). Then try to go back to gimp by clicking on its launcher icon. For me, unless the workspace encapsulates the gimp window 100%, I am not able to switch back to gimp by clicking its launcher icon. I was using Gimp as an example, but the same is true for any other application whose window is not completely encapsulated by the workspace that it primarily resides. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jan 14 13:27:15 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-23 (52 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1410946 Title: Task Switching between Workspaces Fails if Window placement overflows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1410946/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs