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compiz package

Gnome Panel not hidden when going to fullscreen

Bug #465933 reported by teoryn
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compiz (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: totem

When making totem fullscreen Gnome Panel at the top of the screen is not hidden (but the bottom panel is hidden). It happens every time I make totem fullscreen, although I was able to temporarily fix it once by restarting my computer. This started happening right after upgrading to 9.10

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 30 21:56:15 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: totem 2.28.1-0ubuntu4
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

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teoryn (teoryn) wrote :
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teoryn (teoryn) wrote :

I forgot to mention, the panel does disappear if the video is left clicked after going to fullscreen.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Is this reproducible?
 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?
 * Do you use compiz there?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

Changed in totem (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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teoryn (teoryn) wrote :

 * Is this reproducible?
Yes.

 * If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?
Making a video fullscreen causes the bug with my compiz profile (see below).

 * Do you use compiz there?
I do use compiz.

I found that setting Appearance Preferences -> Visual Effects to None, Normal, or Extra fixed the problem. Previously I was using a custom compiz profile, which I've attached. Changing back to that profile causes the bug again.

I have been trying to determine which setting in compiz is causing the bug, but I haven't been able to find it yet.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in totem (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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ubuntu_demon (ubuntu-demon) wrote :

I had the same problem after upgrading from 9.04. I needed to left-click to make the top panel disappear. I didn't use a custom compiz profile.

I just switched from 'extra' to 'normal' and the problem dissapeared. I switched back to 'extr'a and the problem remains solved.

Changed in totem (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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ubuntu_demon (ubuntu-demon) wrote :

The problem is solved temporarily by switching between compiz appearance profiles (normal/extra) but comes back.

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skrisman (ssandboxx) wrote :

can also confirm. I also use 64 bit and an nvidia graphics card. This problem certainly did not exist in 9.04.

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skrisman (ssandboxx) wrote :

switching from extra->none worked.

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Leonardo Torok (leotorok) wrote :

The problem is with the "Wobbly Windows" Compiz plugin. Disabling it solves the problem, so I think that there's the bug.

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Leonardo Torok (leotorok) wrote :

Another thing: It happens too with other fullscreen apps (Comix, Evince, Firefox, Chrome...).

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teoryn (teoryn) wrote :

Disabling "Wobbly Windows" solves the problem for me too. However I have not noticed the problem with any other fullscreen apps (I've tested Firefox, Evince, MPlayer and VLC).

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teoryn (teoryn) wrote :

Enabling "CompizConfig->Workarounds->Legacy Fullscreen Support" also fixes the problem, and without needing to change any other settings.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
affects: totem (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody
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jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running apport-collect <bug #> and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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teoryn (teoryn) wrote :

This is no longer an issue for me.

jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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