I have recently upgraded from ubuntu 11.10 to ubuntu 12.04. Generally in unity if we open several interface of an application then we can switch them by double clicking the icon of the application on unity panel. It shows the opened application's multiple interface in scale mode.
But ubuntu 12.04 does not show the windows of different workspace in scale mode. If i open three nautilus, two in same and one in different workspace then click on icon show two interface (which workspace contains two). That's means it only shows current workspace's application's interface.
Is it a bug or feature of ubuntu 12.04? Is there any way to fix it?
Best Answer
The picking from all workspaces when left clicking on launcher icon was intentionally removed. Actually the process to do so began early in Natty dev, just took a while but was inevitable
Bug report that started it - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/689733
Additionally one cannot directly set a binding for it in scale, initiate_all from all WS's was also intentionally removed in the scale plugin source starting in compiz-0.9.4
It is however possible to patch scale.cpp, rebuild the plugin & get
window picker for window groupfrom all Ws's thru a command, dbus & keyboard combo, do so here & it works just fine.Method to patch & enable will be maintained thru 12.04 release in this thread concerning a cuberotate hack, if interested read post 1 & 15, ask there if need be - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1938942
Otherwise you can use the Alt-Tab switcher & disabling the
bias alt-tab to prefer windows on the current viewportoption in the unity plugin settings to get from all WS's