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[David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: compiz

I found no way to configure Compiz to account for the use case where the naive
user accidentally triggers scale. The two options I have to address this issue
seem to be:

Option A: Enable "Click Desktop to Show Desktop"

This exits scale, and prevents the naive user from becoming stuck in scale
while trying to click on a panel or the desktop. However, hiding all windows is
a very confusing consequence.

Option B: Don't enable "Click Desktop to Show Desktop"

This prevents the confusing consequence of hiding all windows, but the naive
user who accidentally triggers scale may still get confused, as clicks on
panels, the desktop, Docks, etc. have no effect when Scale is triggered.

I think an excellent solution would be to allow "Click Desktop to Exit Scale",
which simply exits Scale, putting windows in their original positions, if the
user clicks on anything that is not a window during Scale.

** Affects: compiz
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Bug watch added: Compiz Plugins / Config Bugs #1229
   http://bugs.opencompositing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229

** Also affects: compiz via
   http://bugs.opencompositing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: compiz
  
  I found no way to configure Compiz to account for the use case where the naive
  user accidentally triggers scale. The two options I have to address this issue
  seem to be:
  
  Option A: Enable "Click Desktop to Show Desktop"
  
- This exits scale, and preventing the naive user from becoming stuck in scale
+ This exits scale, and prevents the naive user from becoming stuck in scale
  while trying to click on a panel or the desktop. However, hiding all windows is
  a very confusing consequence.
  
  Option B: Don't enable "Click Desktop to Show Desktop"
  
  This prevents the confusing consequence of hiding all windows, but the naive
- user who accidentally triggers scale may still get confused, as click on
+ user who accidentally triggers scale may still get confused, as clicks on
  panels, the desktop, Docks, etc. have no effect when Scale is triggered.
  
  I think an excellent solution would be to allow "Click Desktop to Exit Scale",
  which simply exits Scale, putting windows in their original positions, if the
- user clicks on anything that is not a window during Scale. Does this sound
- reasonable? I think it should replace the "Click Desktop to Show Desktop"
- option.
+ user clicks on anything that is not a window during Scale.

-- 
 Scale plugin has no option for "Click Desktop to Exit Scale"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495665
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