Ubuntu 11.10 makes Unity compulsory---being able to

[Paul Sladen]

On Sun, 3 Apr 2011, donn wrote:
> being able to:
> * have multiple desktops
> * have multiple apps on one screen at different sizes.
> * switch with alt-tab or via a taskbar click.

I believe one can do all of these---I do, every day with Unity,
although my main work flow is via Alt-Tab.  There was a four-year-old
bug in Compiz where-by the Alt-Tab LIFO stack ordering was broken (it 
was of course still there, just not with consistency):

  "Compiz switcher Alt-Tab order is not predictable
  - should maintain LIFO ordering in application switcher"
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/175874
  (opened: 2007-12-12, fix released: 2011-04-01)

If you are trying to do any of the things specifically mentioned above
and (in a particular situation)  it is not working, then that is a
bug.  Please file it, along with appropriate screenshots and the
method you've found to reproduce it, at:

  http://launchpad.net/unity/+filebug

Much as we'd all like, bugs don't just fix themselves, and part of
getting Unity polished takes your skills as a power-user in locating,
filing and documenting the remaining bugs.  As the above shows, the
bugs may not actually be in Unity itself, but purely just from pushing
the boundaries and exposing more of the stack than
before---none-the-less, your proactive assistance is likely to be
greatly valued and appreciated.

	-Paul