[Bug 298157] [NEW] wine window disappers on compiz effects

[Bogdan Butnaru]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: compiz

Hello! I know this bug is a bit unusual, but it might be easy to fix and
very cool if it worked.

I'm trying to run Fallout3 on wine. I got everything working decently,
and I was surprised to see Compiz almost works with it: I can start the
game in full-screen, then I can twist the desktop cube, cover-flip
applications, activate expo, transparency, and it actually works, with
the Fallout3 window updating and everything.

When I switch windows I can see an entry for a "Fallout3" window in the
the task-bar (complete with a little pip-boy icon). However, if I keep
doing whatever I'm doing (flipping between windows or desktops, and
generally doing things outside the fallout window), at some point* the
Fallout window disappears, both from the screen and from the window list
(task-bar, alt-tab menu, cover-flip). I can hear the game sounds
continuing, so it doesn't completely crash, it just goes hidden
somewhere.

I know "Fallout3" is not even in the same dictionary with "supported",
but since the game actually works I'm sure it's either a bug in Compiz
or in Wine, and I'm hoping someone is willing to look into it, and at
least tell me what should I look at to find out what the problem is.
Imagine how cool a YouTube video of Fallout working among Compiz effects
in Ubuntu would be :)

By the way, I'm not using Wine from the Ubuntu repositories, I had to
get sources from 1.1.8 and a couple of patches to get it working; so I'm
attaching this only on Compiz, and I'll file it again separately for
Wine.

(*: I've written this entire report with the Fallout window in the
background, turned semi-transparent, and with the browser window above
it, also transparent (and with blur enabled), and it keeps working, so
it's very close to being perfect. The window only disappears when I play
with window/desktop switching. Also, I'm using the nVidia binary drivers
from the Ubuntu repository, with a GeForce 9600GT if anyone wants to
know.)

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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wine window disappers on compiz effects
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