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[John Lea <1215630@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  At some point the alt-tab application switcher seems to have gained
  support for mouse hover. This means if you have the mouse in the middle
  of the screen and then bump it while doing an alt-tab you can easily
  select the wrong application.
  
  To reproduce:
  1. hold alt down
  2. press tab
  3. Move mouse to the left of the switcher on the edge of an application icon
  4. Press tab a few times
  5. Move the mouse a little bit across between two icons
  
  Expected result:
  The selected icon doesn't change
  Observed result:
  The icon under the mouse is selected
  
  This is particularly bad when the icons concertina under the mouse. Then
  basically any mouse movement will un-concertina them and select the
  wrong icon.
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
- Package: unity 7.1.0+13.10.20130822-0ubuntu1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-3.7-generic 3.11.0-rc6
- Uname: Linux 3.11.0-3-generic x86_64
- ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
- Architecture: amd64
- CheckboxSubmission: e440e09ef58a53bccc45087674ba6b8e
- CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
- CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
- Date: Fri Aug 23 09:11:35 2013
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-04-01 (874 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
- MarkForUpload: True
- SourcePackage: unity
- UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2011-07-05 (778 days ago)
+ -----------------------------------
+ Desired resolution:
+ 
+ - when the alt-tab mode is entered, the pointer should be desensitised so that is no action is taken until the pointer has moved more than a certain distance in any direction 
+ - To start with try using a value that nothing happens until the pointer moves more than 3 pixels in any direction. Then see how this feels, and adjust this value as appropriate to get the best feel.

** Changed in: ayatana-design
     Assignee: (unassigned) => John Lea (johnlea)

** Changed in: ayatana-design
   Importance: Undecided => High

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

** Changed in: ayatana-design
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Tags added: udp

** Summary changed:

- Hover on alt-tab easily bumped
+ [Alt-Tab] Hover on alt-tab easily bumped

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Title:
  [Alt-Tab] Hover on alt-tab easily bumped

Status in Ayatana Design:
  Fix Committed
Status in Unity:
  Triaged
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  At some point the alt-tab application switcher seems to have gained
  support for mouse hover. This means if you have the mouse in the
  middle of the screen and then bump it while doing an alt-tab you can
  easily select the wrong application.

  To reproduce:
  1. hold alt down
  2. press tab
  3. Move mouse to the left of the switcher on the edge of an application icon
  4. Press tab a few times
  5. Move the mouse a little bit across between two icons

  Expected result:
  The selected icon doesn't change
  Observed result:
  The icon under the mouse is selected

  This is particularly bad when the icons concertina under the mouse.
  Then basically any mouse movement will un-concertina them and select
  the wrong icon.

  -----------------------------------
  Desired resolution:

  - when the alt-tab mode is entered, the pointer should be desensitised so that is no action is taken until the pointer has moved more than a certain distance in any direction 
  - To start with try using a value that nothing happens until the pointer moves more than 3 pixels in any direction. Then see how this feels, and adjust this value as appropriate to get the best feel.

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