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[David Jones <728998@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think I'm having the same issue. With wobbly windows on and a window
maximized, when I go into expo and drag the window to another workspace,
it moves workspaces just fine. However, if I go back into expo the
window is still attached to the mouse pointer. The corners stay
anchored, but the window warps, and when I leave expo it stays warped.
The only way to fix this is to close the window. I'm guessing this has
something to do with the plugin interacting with the "drag to top to
maximize, and drag down to minimize" feature.

Personally I thought this was one of MS's weaker innovations with Win 7,
and I can't see why it's been copied by both Ubuntu and Gnome 3.
Especially in the first run of the new desktop, when Compiz already has
so many great effects.

I think it is a pretty important bug, because this is one of the most
popular Compiz effects, and one that really has a lot of wow effect when
someone boots into a Linux desktop that uses it by default. Not terribly
useful, but great presentation value. If Canonical is looking for a
broader audience, it's better to showcase unique features rather than
clone some from Win 7. Instead it seems that Compiz compatibility has
been greatly scaled back rather than improved, which doesn't make much
sense. It's like, Linux has some amazing effects, which Win 7 has made a
pretty pathetic attempt to imitate, so to bring more people over to
Linux let's dumb down our effects and make it more like Windows. Not to
mention the login screen which is like placing a screen door on a
skyscraper. Real Linux geeks aren't going to care, but for everyone
else, presentation and first impressions are pretty important.

That said, I really think Unity is a big step forward for the Linux
desktop and personal computing in general.

Another issue I'm having is that the panel will become badly distorted
after changing various Compiz settings, and only a unity --replace will
restore it. That seems to relate to issues mentioned in this post.

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Title:
  Turning on wobbly windows in compiz causes issues in workspace
  switcher