I can confirm that the bug is fixed. I am running ubuntu 11.10 upgraded from 11.04 and was experiencing it as others (very annoying). I have just installed updates and the bug is gone.
version: dpkg -s compiz|grep ^Version Version: 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/832150 Title: ubuntu desktop unity. Mouse at the left side doesn't reveal launcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/832150/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs