Ubuntu 12.04 suffers from a regression bug in Compiz, when activating the scale plugin with the key combination Super+W only the windows of the current workspace are shown. The released fix has been taken back because of troubles implementing the fix without breaking any shortcuts.
Here is a PPA containing the fix. Execute the following command consecutively.
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:timo-jyrinki/compiz-12.04-fix-933776 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install compiz
After a restart Super+W should bring up all windows from all workspaces.
But the dash help says that super+w spread the windows in the current windows.
You are probably right, one likely has to enter CompizConfig Settings Manager and remap the Super+W combination or set a different one. However my newly mapped button combo shows up in Dash help and in CCSM it says “initiate windows picker for all windows”, so it’s still contradictory.
Hi,
Thank you so much~!!!
This “compiz scaling with windows in all workspace” issue bothered me for a pretty long while and the fix worked great! However, after I ran a few updates in my system it stopped working (I might have updated compiz from other repositories, but I’m not sure…. I probably did though…). I’m wondering is there anyway to get the fix back? I’m quite hesitant to remove packages recklessly from my system since I’m in fear of a broken desktop environment. I’m running Ubuntu 12.04, 64-bit, with gnome classic. Please let me know how could I get the fix back~
Best,
Anne