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[Bug 774487] Re: Totem/VLC etc. goes to background when full-screen and out of focus

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From: Max Bowsher <__@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 18:43:07 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 774487 <774487@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I see this with VLC too, so it's probably with any fullscreen app.

However, at least on 15.04, ticking the 'Always on top' option via the
right-click titlebar menu of the video window is an effective
workaround.

This seems to suggest it ought to be easy to fix? It's clear Unity can
draw things correctly with the 'always on top' setting, so it seems like
it just needs to understand that full-screen is very similar to 'always
on top'.

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Title:
  Totem/VLC etc. goes to background when full-screen and out of focus

Status in Unity:
  Confirmed
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: totem

  When totem is full-screen but out of focus (such as in a dual-screen
  set up), it is sent to the sent to a lower z-level. This causes the
  upper Ubuntu toolbar and the Unity bar to appear on top the of full-
  screen video.

  The ideal behavior is for totem to remain always on top when in full-
  screen so no desktop environment chrome can obstruct it.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Place totem full-screen on one monitor
  2. Click any other window on a second monitor
  3. Ubuntu titlebar and Unity bar appear on top of the video

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: totem 2.32.0-0ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Apr 30 15:08:09 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: totem
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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