i can confirm the problems reported above on Ubuntu 13.10 for x86_64 with roughly the latest updates via the apt repositorys. its running in virtual box 4.3.2 on a Windows 8.1 host. (telling the host to run it was a bios activation of VMs, the selection of Ubuntu _64_ in the box profile and enabling of some more advanced features of the box.)
there are two cases i observed on my own: 1) when running in virtual box with 3D enabled and the mouse integration on then the side-bar never will open on a mouse gesture. 2) when running the same with integration off it works but the mouse pointer has vanished. these are probably two distinct problems rendering either option as not really useable. for my impression case #1 is the more important one as thats the standard way most people will run the box, even if #2 as well is a definite major issue for operating the GUI. _both_ issues shall be fixed! the first might need an option (or automatism = tri states for the option) for changing the side bar opening meachnism behaviour. the second i just dont know as i have no clue for what makes the mouse pointer disappear. BTW - how is auto-hide as an option itsel controlled? cant find it in the settings. (settings are so slim that i had to install and run gnome tweaks to at least beeing able to change font sizes to fit them to my screen dimensions...) but i would need it to work-around and test a bit more. PS: no idea how a "4-finger swipe" is defined. Using a simple mouse style laptop touch pad for years and only having activated vertical scroller for it since then. no having that available does again stopping me from testing the mentioned work around. (i tend to not likeing finger acrobatics as the touch here is quite limited in size.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/971018 Title: Auto-hide Unity Launcher will not reveal when mouse pushed to left side in VirtualBox or VMware Status in Unity: Incomplete Status in “libxfixes” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu Precise 12.04 Beta 2 AMD64 DVD: I am running Ubuntu Precise 12.04 Beta 2 in a VirtualBox 4.1.8 session. VirtualBox Guest Additions have been installed via "jockey-gtk" from the Ubuntu Precise repository, and Unity is running in 3D mode with Compiz. When the Unity Launcher is set to "autohide," the Launcher will never reveal when the mouse pointer is moved to the left edge of the screen. It does not matter how much "pressure" is applied; the Launcher never appears. I have tried the following VirtualBox window "form-factors," all with the same result (the Launcher never appears): -- VirtualBox session running in a non-maximized window -- VirtualBox session running in a maximized window -- VirtualBox session running full-screen I have attached a screen capture (OGV) with Ubuntu Precise running in a maximized VirtualBox window. Note: This Bug may be related to the following other Bugs reported on LaunchPad: -- Bug 965643: Unity 5.8: auto-hide using mouse reveals launcher inconsistently -- -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/965643 -- Bug 923749: New "push mouse offscreen" feature really difficult to get -- -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/923749 -- Bug 937792: Left launcher does not revel when in autohide mode on multi-monitor setups -- -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/937792 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] Date: Sun Apr 1 14:46:23 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/971018/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
