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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391479

Title:
  Child Windows [of Synaptic/update manager] should remain in the same
  desktop as the parent window

Status in Compiz:
  Confirmed
Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Invalid
Status in The synaptic package manager:
  Confirmed
Status in Software Updater:
  Confirmed
Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “notify-osd” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  At present, the behavior of synaptic manager/update manager is huge
  disruption to workflow>

  To recreate:
   Select to update/install software in desktop 1 , now while the downloads and installation occurs Switch to a different desktop > On completion of the process the child windows pop-up in the user's present desktop[just to inform completion or error] and grabs focus , instead of remaining in the desktop 1

  The problem with this is:
  1: The child window very much disturbs the user's work by grabbing attention from the user's work[comes to the foreground]
  2: The child window doesnt show up in the window list
  3: If the users switches to his work , and later tries to return to the synaptic/update manager in the desktop 1 , the child window is not there!  And therefore the synaptic/update manager cannot be closed without closing the child window [which is complicated by the child window not being displayed in the window list] so he has to search where the child window is beneath all his work windows and has o check all the desktops!

  To have an acceptable behavior :
  1: Child window ALWAYS remains in the same desktop as the parent window[since the parent window is displayed in the window list].
  2: Should not grab attention from the user's work. [Instead ,optionally , a simple Notify-osd Bubble saying "Installation Done/ Updates finished/Error" can be displayed.]

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