Yes, this still happens, and in fact anyone can see part of it happening by opening a drop-down menu in any program, and then trying to open the dash: you can't. If a program hangs just as a menu is open, then you just can't get to the dash until the program returns (if it ever does).
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/922553 Title: A nonresponsive application can cause Unity to freeze To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/922553/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs