Unity bug? gimp->xsane and firefox->fatrat

[Ric Moore]

On 06/02/2012 11:48 AM, Leander Jedamus wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I got an issue with unity here on Ubuntu 12.04.
> When I use firefox and start a download, I am asked what I want to do
> with the download. I select (FlashGot -> fatrat). Now when I minimize
> this fatrat-window, I can never get it back.
> This also happens when I use gimp and select to create an image with
> xsane. When I change windows with Alt-Tab, xsane is not there and can't
> be selected. I can only kill the processes manually.
> Both the windows (fatrat and xsane) have also no entry on the left side.
>
> Can anybody reproduce this "feature"? I think this will happen to all
> programs, which are not started directly from the bar on the left side.
Do you have a dual monitor setup?? If so are you running Xinerama? It 
seems there is a 5 year old bug regarding Xinerama and randr in X. So, 
some programs might go feet up. Xsane is one specifically mentioned to 
be hit with this. Ric


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