Removing an external monitor will move a maximized window to the current workspace

This bug goes on since several years; everyone plug in an external screen (laptop at work, for example) experience that.

It was only partially resolved here https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/1171878 for unmaximized windows.

This bug was fixed in the package compiz - 1:0.9.11+14.10.20140606-0ubuntu1

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compiz (1:0.9.11+14.10.20140606-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Chris Townsend ]
  * Only ungrab the Mod2Mask modifier on buttons 4-7 to allow scrolling
    in unfocused Gtk windows while still allowing keybinding modifiers
    to other scroll wheel actions. (LP: #1311788)
  * Fix issue where window decorations would be placed under the Panel
    when opening a new window from an already open window. This is due
    to the already open window being taller or just as tall without be
    maximized than the workspace. (LP: #1303462)
  * Only constrain the non-modifier scrolling to the vertical scrolling
    buttons - buttons 4 & 5. (LP: #1311303)
  * Fix issue where maximized windows would get moved to different
    workspaces when disconnecting/connecting an external monitor.
    Windows should stay in the same workspace they are in when the
    monitor event occurs. (LP: #1304531)
  * Fix issue where custom keyboard shortcuts would get reset to
    defaults when rebooting or restarting Compiz. (LP: #1063617)
  * Fixes issue in the Expo plugin where a gap is shown in the place
    where the Launcher and Panel should be when windows are maximized.
    This was originally removed in rev. 3481. (LP: #1087090)
  * Fix issue where horizontal and vertical keyboard resizing could not
    happen at the same time. (LP: #347390)

  [ Marco Trevisan (Treviño) ]
  * Scale: use XShape extension to exclude dnd input in the screen-parts
    outside workArea This will work property also in multi-monitor,
    without requiring multiple X windows for each output device. Also
    don't terminate the scale unless a drag-n-drop action is not really
    over. Add a spinner that shows up over a window, during the DnD
    timeout. Plus, make sure we terminate the scale without focusing the
    selected icon when cancelling it and some code cleanup (LP: #607796)
  * Event: set the screen grabbed also when we get a NotifyWhileGrabbed
    Focus{In,Out} event (LP: #1305586)
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:43:06 +0000

Will it be released to 14.04? Or can I install the 14.10 package on 14.04?

Hello Christopher, or anyone else affected,

Accepted compiz into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140617-0ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

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I tried compiz 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140617-0ubuntu1 in trusty-proposed and confirm it is fixed. Thanks.

Hello Christopher, or anyone else affected,

Accepted compiz into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140623-0ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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Hi there

I implemented the patch some weeks ago and had great success. But yesterday and today the problem came back! In both cases going from work with a laptop docked into an external monitor to home with no external monitor triggered the collapse of some of my apps in separate workspaces back into one workspace

I'm a long time Fedora user but a first-time Ubuntu user, so my log searches may be off, but I don't think my patched compiz has been replaced with an more-official-but-broken version (dated May 20, compiz-1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ub), so it looks like the patched version may still have a glitch in it. Pity - it has worked rock-solid since it was installed until yesterday

Jason you should have the version that is listed in comment #6.

apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140623-0ubuntu1

This version is in Trusty proposed. You can enable proposed by going to "Software & Updates" and then on actualisations tab check trusty-proposed.

Thanks for that, I have done that now and have the newer version, let's see how it goes :-)

And how did it go?

If the newer version from proposed resolved the issue for you then please change the tag to verification-done and if it didn't to verification-failed.

I haven't had the problem since I upgraded, so I've marked it as "Confirmed". Hopefully that was the right thing to do

Hello Christopher, or anyone else affected,

Accepted compiz into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

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Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

I tested 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1 in proposed, it is fine.

This bug was fixed in the package compiz - 1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1

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compiz (1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=medium

  [ Chris Townsend ]
  * Bump version to 0.9.11.1.

  [ Ubuntu daily release ]
  * New rebuild forced
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:51:26 +0000

I think the problem has re-appeared :-(

I rebooted 16 days ago and can see that 18 days ago (2014-07-18) there was a compiz update

compiz-core:amd64 (0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1, 0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1) [plus related]

What I've noticed in the past week is that windows are starting to show up where they aren't meant to be. ie it's "collapsing" in on itself again, exactly the same as my bug report in 1321221 (ie going from laptop to docking station-with-monitor and visa/versa triggers it)

Could the patch have been reversed out?

I updated the compiz packages today, and I also noticed a reappearance of the problem.

compiz (1:0.9.11.1+14.04.20140701-0ubuntu1) to 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1

Should we open a fresh bug report?

Yes, please open a new bug report and I will investigate.

Also, just quickly looking between the two versions, the only thing that changed was in the Scale plugin and I don't see how that has caused this to regress. I will need to dig in to this.

@townsend

The specific regressions I am seeing are:

After switching monitors, windows can't be moved to a different workspace until they are un-maximised.
Also, windows that were not-maximised before the new monitor was plugged in, end up spanning multiple workspaces.