[Bug 1267235] [NEW] "System program problem detected" dialog not shown in launcher

[Vladimir Rutsky]

Public bug reported:

If "system program" crashes displayed dialog for sending report
(/usr/lib/update-notifier/system-crash-notification process) doesn't
appears in launcher (no window icon) and in Alt+Tab menu, so if I switch
to other window that completely overlaps dialog it becomes problematic
to get error reporting dialog foreground.

To reproduce:
1. Make "system program" crash, e.g.

# cat /dev/zero > /dev/null &
[1] 8047
# kill -SEGV 8047

2. "System program problem detected" dialog appears.

Expected behaviour: dialog window should have icon in launcher and be accessible through Alt+Tab.
Observer behaviour: dialog is not shown in launcher and not available in Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Alt+Tab lists.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: update-notifier 0.147.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 3d16077c4fdd6a017d47f6e3dc4f3c54
CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
Date: Thu Jan  9 00:27:55 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-01 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: update-notifier
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
upstart.unicast-local-avahi.log:
 Ср. янв. 8 16:06:33 MSK 2014
 avahi disabled

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

** Description changed:

  If "system program" crashes displayed dialog for sending report
  (/usr/lib/update-notifier/system-crash-notification process) doesn't
  appears in launcher (no window icon) and in Alt+Tab menu, so if I switch
  to other window that completely overlaps dialog it becomes problematic
  to get error reporting dialog foreground.
  
  To reproduce:
  1. Make "system program" crash, e.g.
  
  # cat /dev/zero > /dev/null &
- [1] 804 7
+ [1] 8047
  # kill -SEGV 8047
  
  2. "System program problem detected" dialog appears.
  
  Expected behaviour: dialog window should have icon in launcher and be accessible through Alt+Tab.
  Observer behaviour: dialog is not shown in launcher and not available in Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Alt+Tab lists.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: update-notifier 0.147.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 3d16077c4fdd6a017d47f6e3dc4f3c54
  CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
  Date: Thu Jan  9 00:27:55 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-01 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  upstart.unicast-local-avahi.log:
-  Ср. янв. 8 16:06:33 MSK 2014
-  avahi disabled
+  Ср. янв. 8 16:06:33 MSK 2014
+  avahi disabled

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Title:
  "System program problem detected" dialog not shown in launcher

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If "system program" crashes displayed dialog for sending report
  (/usr/lib/update-notifier/system-crash-notification process) doesn't
  appears in launcher (no window icon) and in Alt+Tab menu, so if I
  switch to other window that completely overlaps dialog it becomes
  problematic to get error reporting dialog foreground.

  To reproduce:
  1. Make "system program" crash, e.g.

  # cat /dev/zero > /dev/null &
  [1] 8047
  # kill -SEGV 8047

  2. "System program problem detected" dialog appears.

  Expected behaviour: dialog window should have icon in launcher and be accessible through Alt+Tab.
  Observer behaviour: dialog is not shown in launcher and not available in Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Alt+Tab lists.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: update-notifier 0.147.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 3d16077c4fdd6a017d47f6e3dc4f3c54
  CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3
  Date: Thu Jan  9 00:27:55 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-01 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  upstart.unicast-local-avahi.log:
   Ср. янв. 8 16:06:33 MSK 2014
   avahi disabled

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