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[gidantribal <aedo999@xxxxxxxxx>]

bad news, then :(

2009/9/5 neferty <roman.semko@xxxxxxxxx>

> confirmed on Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 Alpha 5
>
> --
> Impossible to switch workspace when VirtualBox is opened
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177510
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> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “virtualbox-ose” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> This problem doesn't appear with metacity, it only appears with compiz.
>
> If I open a VirtualBox guest system like Windows XP in VirtualBox, I can't
> switch to another workspace using CTRL + ALT + Right/Left Arrow or with CTRL
> + ALT + Holding mouse.
>
> What's really strange about that bug, it's that if I use the compiz cube
> plugin with transparency and that I try to initiate the cube with CTRL + ALT
> + Holding mouse, the desktop background will become transparent, but the
> cube won't initiate. This bug can sometime lead to more dramatic problems
> like loosing access to windows in each workspace.
>
> Steps to reproduce the bugs are :
>
> 1. Make sure Compiz is enabled
> 2. Open a guest operating system in VirtualBox
> 3. Press CTRL + ALT + Right/Left arrow to switch to another workspace, it
> won't work.
>

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Impossible to switch workspace when VirtualBox is opened
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177510
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