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[Bug 926357] Re: Windows can be hidden on another workspace

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From: Andrea Azzarone <926357@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:21:40 -0000
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** Changed in: compiz
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: unity
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: compiz
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: unity
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  Windows can be hidden on another workspace

Status in Compiz:
  Confirmed
Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Invalid
Status in Unity:
  Confirmed
Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  What happens:
  A window can be moved so that just a part of its lower edge is below the bottom boundary of the current workspace (workspace 1). If I later swicth to the workspace below (workspace 2), the window is registered as being on that workspace -- even though the lower edge of the window is hidden by the top panel of workspace 2. This means I can't activate the window by clicking its icon in the Dash; I will have to switch back to workspace 1 before I can interact with the window again. (see attached screenshot)

  This is a minor annoyance if you are familiar with workspaces. If you,
  however, accidentally switch workspace this can be really bad, since
  you do not know how to go back, and the application window will just
  appear to be "gone" even though it is still running. The only way for
  such a user to get back to the application is to restart it, losing
  potential work in the process.

  Expected behavior:
  Clicking the icon of a running applicaiton in the Dash should bring you to the workspace/viewport were it occupies the biggest part of the screen. This way, an application window cannot accidentally disappear.

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