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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.]

** Affects: compiz
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: hundredpapercuts
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: notify-osd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: synaptic
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: update-manager
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged

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Child Windows [of Synaptic/update manager] should remain in the same desktop as the parent window
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391479
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