Bug 12609

Summary:	Using Compiz applications steal focus on their start
Product:	xorg	Reporter:	Roman Polach <r0polach>
Component:	App/compiz	Assignee:	David Reveman <reveman>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium	CC:	julo42
Version:	7.3 (2007.09)
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
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Description Roman Polach 2007-09-28 06:43:19 UTC

When I start a new application in Gnome (try gimp, gnome-terminal, gedit for example) and before the main application window appears I switched to some already running applications, the new one steals focus and appears on top of the one I am working with.

When I do the same with metacity, the new application window appears unfocused and below the one I am working with. This is the correct behavior and Compiz should do it this way too.

Tested on Ubuntu Feisty and Gutsy-Beta using enabling/disabling "desktop effects" that changes metacity with compiz(-fusion) and back...

Comment 1 Danny Baumann 2008-04-29 00:08:23 UTC

This should be working just fine in git master (and 0.7.4).
Feel free open if the problem persists in latest code.

Comment 2 julo42@gmail.com 2008-07-01 23:59:12 UTC

I'm using compiz 0.7.4 in Ubuntu Hardy Heron and the bug is still present: any new window opened steals the focus from the window I just switched to.

Comment 3 Danny Baumann 2009-02-08 23:33:38 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> I'm using compiz 0.7.4 in Ubuntu Hardy Heron and the bug is still present: any
> new window opened steals the focus from the window I just switched to.

What are your settings for focus stealing prevention (focus stealing prevention level and focus stealing prevention match)?

(and sorry for the delay)

Comment 4 julo42@gmail.com 2009-02-09 02:12:17 UTC

Sorry, I forgot to write that it works now for me with Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex.

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