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Desktop Unity Polish for 13.04

Registered by Stephen M. Webb on 2012-11-07

A concrete effort to fix bugs and add design polish to the desktop Unity experience for 13.04.

Blueprint information

Status:: Complete

Approver:: Didier Roche-Tolomelli

Priority:: Undefined

Drafter:: Stephen M. Webb

Direction:: Needs approval

Assignee:: Unity Maintainers

Definition:: Approved

Series goal:: Accepted for raring

Implementation:: Implemented

Milestone target:: ubuntu-13.04-feature-freeze

Started by: Stephen M. Webb on 2012-11-20

Completed by: Stephen M. Webb on 2013-04-30

Related branches

Related bugs

Bug #201681: Window management - Cursor position changes relative to window while dragging windows	Fix Released
Bug #608124: Dash - Implement overlay scrollbars in Dash. Existing scrollbars are too thin to grab on to.	Fix Released
Bug #627195: Window management - Apps raised from indicators sometimes dont have the focus	Fix Released
Bug #681348: Build "show me the desktop" mini-app that adds a show desktop button to Launcher	Fix Released
Bug #692444: Launcher - clicking trash or device icons multiple times opens multiple instances	Invalid
Bug #748539: Multi-monitor - Panel and launcher visible on top of multimonitor non-focused fullscreen apps	Fix Released
Bug #751605: Multi-monitor - Windows maximize on the wrong monitor	Fix Released
Bug #753305: Launcher - Apps launched from terminal or without a .desktop file cannot be launched after pinning to launcher	Fix Released
Bug #753938: Launcher - Open Trash window prevents Nautilus being launched when a user clicks on the Nautilus Launcher icon	Fix Released
Bug #755842: Non-maximized windows which sit on the border of a workspace move when called	Invalid
Bug #765715: Launcher - When a app icon de-couples from the Launcher a small shadow should appear on the bottom and right sides of the icon	Fix Released
Bug #765732: Launcher - auto-scroll needs to be more progressive	Fix Released
Bug #781931: New windows are moved to front but don't take focus	Fix Released
Bug #806248: unity::TimeUtil::TimeDelta returns an int value which overflows after 24 days of uptime	Fix Released
Bug #807808: Empty trash dialog sometimes dont have the focus	Fix Released
Bug #811461: overlaped windows are not showed after clicking on item in message menu	Invalid
Bug #824965: Alt-tab - When alt-tab is open, the user should be able to left click with the pointer on a specific app/window in order to select it	Fix Released
Bug #834472: should not use xdg-open?	Fix Released
Bug #838222: Alt-tab - In the window spread, the currently selected window should display a title bar	Fix Released
Bug #838283: Edge illumination launch animation hard to see	Fix Released
Bug #838854: Workspaces, Launcher - The workspace Launcher icon should change depending on which workspace is currently being utilised	Fix Released
Bug #863331: alt-tab - the 'pips' the indicate a application has multiple windows open look pixelated	Fix Released
Bug #868423: Launcher - Workspace switcher should not be in the Launcher by default	Fix Released
Bug #871758: Top Bar, window managment - top bar shadow not falling on restored windows that are partially off the top edge of the screen	Fix Released
Bug #874146: Multimonitor: New windows open on the wrong monitor, Place Plugin settings silently ignored	Fix Released
Bug #876555: Can't show Empathy window after reduced	Invalid
Bug #878052: Content of hidden folders shown in unity-lens-files	Fix Released
Bug #878516: Window management - Restoring a grid-placed window by dragging the title bar downwards does not restore the original window width	Triaged
Bug #882041: New unity style shutdown dialogues	Fix Released
Bug #887821: "Show copy dialog" right click launcher entry doesn't work (on nautilus copy)	Fix Released
Bug #892718: [multimonitor] Dash - Opening dash or HUD on one screen removes panel shadow on the other	Fix Released
Bug #893140: Launcher - The Launcher should provide instant visual feedback when a user clicks on a icon to launch an application	Fix Released
Bug #906231: Unity rendered behind windows	Invalid
Bug #907837: Scrollbars - difficult to resize panels with overlay scrollbar	Fix Released
Bug #928807: Multi-monitor - Maximized windows cast shadows on adjacent monitors and workspaces	Fix Released
Bug #942965: Press Alt+F1, panel’s shadow dissapear	Fix Released
Bug #950160: Unity blocks other programs from binding globally to Super+* (* = any key)	Fix Released
Bug #959323: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in af_face_globals_is_digit() from af_loader_load_g() from af_loader_load_glyph() from af_autofitter_load_glyph() from FT_Load_Glyph() from _cairo_ft_scaled_glyph_init() from ... from nux::TextEntry::DrawText()	Invalid
Bug #974480: Notification area whitelist is obsolete	Fix Released
Bug #987727: Launcher - When a app is automatically placed in the Launcher after being installed from the Software Center, it should be in the 'non-running' state	Fix Released
Bug #991637: unity launcher vanishes when switching to mirrored displays	Fix Released
Bug #1002246: Window management - When a monitor is disconnected, the windows do not move to the remaining monitor and the Launcher pips do not update	Fix Released
Bug #1003950: launcher does not show minimized update manager while clicked	Fix Released
Bug #1022743: Hardcoded Unity shortcuts responsible for several problems	Opinion
Bug #1026712: Window management - grab icons appear when using touchpad	Fix Released
Bug #1029114: With autohide and the HUD enabled the launcher can appear at incorrect times	Fix Released
Bug #1029949: unity-webapps-context-daemon crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()	Fix Released
Bug #1035301: Dash, Multi-monitor - When Launcher is set to auto-hide, and the user starts dragging a item, only the Launcher on the monitor which currently contains the dragged item should reveal	Fix Released
Bug #1035304: Window management - When dragging a icon or selected text, sticky edges should not apply (regardless of sticky edge setting)	Fix Released
Bug #1037164: Clicking on semi-maximized windows in a different workspace fails to switch to the correct workspace	Fix Released
Bug #1045230: Dash - Left clicking on purchasable/installable content should open a preview	Fix Released
Bug #1046315: Dash - Users should be able to exit the Preview and return to the results by right or middle clicking anywhere inside the preview	Fix Released
Bug #1049601: Launcher - The shortcut overlays that are displayed on top of Launcher icons when the SUPER key is held down need to use the correct assets, and be tinted with the average background colour	Fix Released
Bug #1051802: "Unredirect Fullscreen Windows" can cause significant tearing on fullscreen windows (especially playing video)	Fix Released
Bug #1052914: [FFE][UIFE]Dash - In the Dash Home default view (e.g. what the user sees before searching), the "Files & Folders" category header should be expended by default	Fix Released
Bug #1055126: dash preview animation is slow on high resolution screens (also fullscreen mode)	Fix Released
Bug #1059549: [regression] [quantal] Workspace overview (expo) doesn't always display the active workspace colored	Fix Released
Bug #1060937: Dash - When the Dash preview opens, the category headers should be expanded and the filters should hide	Fix Released
Bug #1060941: Dash - In the Dash preview, when a user moves to the next or previous preview the highlighted ghost image should change	Fix Released
Bug #1060948: Dash - When the Dash preview is open, the ghost images should run all the way to the top of the screen as shown in the design	Fix Released
Bug #1061338: Panel shadow flickers (clipped/missing) during wall slides	Fix Released
Bug #1061339: Panel shadow is visible as a thin black line in workspace switcher previews	Fix Released
Bug #1062107: Dash - Online preview content should be speculatively cached	Triaged
Bug #1063617: 1:0.9.8+bzr3319-0ubuntu1 regression: keeps setting gsettings keys to wrong values	Fix Released
Bug #1063830: Launcher - Trash and Storage device icons in the Launcher should be illuminated if folder is being viewed in Nautilus	Fix Released
Bug #1064155: [SRU Regression] Launcher and Global Menu are completely black after exiting fullscreen from certain apps	Fix Released
Bug #1064945: Multi-monitor - Add 'sticky edges deactivated for number of milliseconds after the user breaks the barrier' variable that works when the Launcher set to 'auto-hide' and sticky edges set to 'off'	Fix Released
Bug #1065425: Multi-monitor - When an app is fullscreen, no notifications (e.g. NotifyOSD or Snap Decisions) should be displayed on top of the full screen app.	Triaged
Bug #1068173: [Multimonitor] [Grid] plug-in: The window snapping does not follow the preview, but uses the display the mousepointer is on when the mousebutton gets released	Fix Released
Bug #1068518: resize: Resize rectangle flickers between light and dark	Fix Released
Bug #1070293: Empty entry in g-c-c online account panel	New
Bug #1070344: consolidate webapps and online accounts icons	Fix Released
Bug #1070715: webapp: alt-tab gets "stucked" on the browser rather than going to the next entry	Fix Released
Bug #1071689: Grid: Window management - resize preview does not show when moving a window from the semi-maximised state to the maximised state in a single action	Fix Released
Bug #1071813: [SRU Regression] Launcher icon corruption while rearranging.	Fix Released
Bug #1074487: Expo: Expo CCSM tooltips/descriptions show wrong/incomplete information	Fix Released
Bug #1075578: [regression-r3320] Workspacenames Plug-in: Flickering background on appearance, fade-out seems smooth	Fix Released
Bug #1076297: Memory leaks in libcompizconfig reported by cppcheck	Fix Released
Bug #1078986: 'No Image Available' message is sometimes rendered at the same time as the preview image	Fix Released
Bug #1080143: Sometimes no window titles in spread	Fix Released
Bug #1080534: Dash - Regression: Clicking between filter label and 'All' button no longer toggles filter label	Fix Released
Bug #1080871: Application lens only shows 'More Suggestions'	Fix Released
Bug #1081425: [regression] Window decorations ignore brightness/opacity changes in expo	Fix Released
Bug #1081687: Launcher - Update Launcher tile assets	Fix Released
Bug #1081697: Launcher - Update BFB icon to use a new special asset (and no tile)	Fix Released
Bug #1081843: [FFe] Launcher, Window Management - More Effective window switching for apps with multiple windows using the Launcher	Fix Released
Bug #1083186: icaclient windows "dancing" when decorated	Invalid
Bug #1084401: Unredirected fullscreen windows freeze and stay on top when wall sliding (Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right)	Fix Released
Bug #1088499: All Indicators somewhat unresponsive while in left, normal or inverted screen orientation	Fix Released
Bug #1090565: Exiting expo mode leaves the BFB quicklist open	Fix Released
Bug #1098186: Unity groups separate Java webstart app windows	Fix Released
Bug #1102926: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in async_wrapper_callback() from g_simple_async_result_complete() from _g_simple_async_result_complete_with_cancellable() from unmount_reply()	Fix Released
Bug #1103561: The workspace shortcuts listed in the overlay should be hidden when workspaces are disabled	Fix Released
Bug #1103742: Launcher: Icon Backlight Mode "Edge Illumination Toggles" broken (regression)	Fix Released
Bug #1104043: Dragging down a window from the panel on an external monitor, restores it at wrong offset	Fix Released
Bug #1105382: Launcher can have smaller size on monitor resolution change	Fix Released
Bug #1111620: [regression] Alt+Tab/Alt+grave brings other window to the front but loses focus entirely.	Fix Released
Bug #1115775: Alt-tab sometimes focuses a window that is not in top of the app stack	Fix Released
Bug #1116785: Switcher: Opening and closing the detail mode quickly makes unity re-enable it	Fix Released
Bug #1117487: make check fails on test-unit	Fix Released
Bug #1118271: Launcher, Workspaces - dragging and dropping the workspaces icon on to the trash should switch Workspaces off	Fix Released
Bug #1120223: Multi-monitor: Mousepointer hangs when passing between monitors, although no Launcher is there (regression)	Fix Released
Bug #1122478: Unity appears to enable decorations in _MOTIFY_WM_HINTS on its own	Fix Released
Bug #1125331: Opening an app with super+num shorcut doesn't give focus to the app	Fix Released
Bug #1125346: The sharp white line between dash and launcher is missing	Fix Released
Bug #1133338: Switcher does not focus the last active window in detail mode (using alt+grave)	Fix Released
Bug #1135628: unity.tests.test_dash.DashVisualTests.test_dash_position_with_non_default_launcher_width randomly fails	Fix Released
Bug #1136447: [regression] On start up the Hud draws the panel gradient incorrectly	Fix Released
Bug #1152733: Nautilus windows don't get the the focus when opened via the dash.	Fix Released
Bug #1152980: Long text in previews or dialogs is not properly aligned and/or missing	Fix Released
Bug #1154862: Clicking on trash icon doesn't always bring nautilus to focus	Fix Released
Bug #1155598: autohide launcher can be stuck hidden	Invalid
Bug #1155659: Tooltip timeout should not be resetted on each mouse movement.	Fix Released
Bug #1155665: Reduce launcher tooltip timeout.	Fix Released
Bug #1155672: Launcher tooltips need fade animation on show/hide.	Fix Released
Bug #1157866: Urgent apps need higher glow intensity	Fix Released
Bug #1158021: Launcher tooltips don't disappear when dash is open	Fix Released
Bug #1158357: Some tooltip AP tests fail	Fix Released
Bug #1158378: Launcher tooltips keeps hanging on Desktop	Fix Released
Bug #1161531: DesktopFiles with NoDisplay=true are used as primary .desktop to match applications	Fix Released
Bug #1163434: Indicator-sound should send the event timestamp when launching a player	Won't Fix
Bug #1163944: Need to tweak the icon glow for urgent apps	Fix Released
Bug #1164470: Libindicator should pass platform-data when launching application shortcuts	Won't Fix
Bug #1164483: Opening new-window from quicklist static action does not focus the newly opened window	Won't Fix
Bug #1165097: Launcher icons automatically placed in the launcher by USC (or apps lens) fail to have running 'pips'.	Fix Released
Bug #1166532: Unity wastes some memory by allocating multiple times the same texture	Fix Released
Bug #1166550: Unity is creating multiple instances of DBusIndicators per each monitor	Fix Released
Bug #1167605: Unity makes unneeded copies of Nux DrawList	Fix Released
Bug #1167894: Unityshell uses much of his CPU time only to get tray XIDs from PanelController	Fix Released
Bug #1168556: Launcher pre-processes icons also when the icons have not been changed since last draw cycle	Fix Released
Bug #1168569: Adding Lens results is more expensive than needed	Fix Released

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