[Bug 106583] [NEW] No windows hiding with compiz

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Kjell Braden (afflux):

Rewriting the description per the requirements listed at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

AllTray does not interact with windows in “click-mode” when Compiz is
the active window manager for the system.  In other words, when using
Compiz as the window manager, one cannot dock already-running
applications to the system tray/notification area by starting AllTray
and then clicking on the application's window.

The cause of this issue was lack of special-case handling for Compiz
within the AllTray code.  Specifically, it would appear that AllTray
must treat Compiz one way for one code path, and another way for the
other one.  The debdiff attached to this bug provides code that does
this.  There was another fix supplied for this bug previously, but given
the fragility of the AllTray code base, it conflicted with another patch
and the situation had to be resolved again---which is what this patch
does.

TEST CASE:
  * Run Ubuntu Gutsy or Hardy using the available version of AllTray.
  * Install AllTray.
  * Activate Desktop Effects.
  * Start a program (I use gcalctool as my “test” program)
  * Start AllTray with no command line parameters.  It will prompt you to click on a window that you want to dock.
  * Click on your test program and find that the thing doesn’t work.

Given the (relative) triviality surrounding the patch, I believe that
there is little to no chance of regression potential.  This patch has
been tested and I have been actively using it in Hardy for some time
now, without any functionality removed from the AllTray package or the
introduction of any new bugs within it.

A note:  This is not a security patch.  It is only a bug-fix.

The debdiff attached to this bug is against the currently released
version in Hardy (0.69-1ubuntu1).  It will result in 0.69-1ubuntu2,
which should be uploaded to hardy-proposed as per the
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates page.  I will be watching
for the upload in -proposed, and monitoring the bugs for AllTray for a
minimum period of one week as per the SRU procedures.

** Affects: alltray (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: verification-needed
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No windows hiding with compiz
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