Thanks, the tag of unity-2D seems to be related to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/712343 It's strange because supposedly it was fixed long ago. Just to make sure also check "echo GDMSESSION".
** Package changed: unity-2d (Ubuntu) => unity (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity-2d in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069107 Title: Unity can't switch to random windows Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Some windows seems to fall under the radar of Unity. They don't have small indicator triangles in the Launcher, and you can't tab to them using alt+tab. Which windows suffer from this seems very random. This video describes the problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4mw5l1b2E my setup: ubuntu 12.04 desktop, 64 bit on a System76 laptop --- ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True Package: unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.2 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_AG:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_AG SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31 Tags: precise running-unity unity-2d Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1069107/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

