Workspace switching: I could fix it by
- Installing Compizconfig Settings Manager (from Software Center)
- open Compizconfig Settings Manager
- Click on Desktop
- Enable the tick box for "Desktop Wall"
This solution was derived from Can't switch workspaces (however, the explanation there wasn't very clear to me :-) )
Hope this helps.
Window behaviour on borders:
- open Compizconfig Settings Manager
- Click on Window Management
- Enable the tick box for "Grid"
- Several issues with key binding conflicts may appear (I chose to resolve conflicts and then said don't assign to all the proposed key bindings..this work, but it's up to you to decide differently)
Hope this helps as well.
compizconfig-settings-manager
to check/reset these settings. Cheers, AlGuest
login, and see if it all works there (this would eliminate something in your own home directory causing the problem). Cheers, Al