In the hope of getting the importance of this bug raised I'd like to add
that this bug is now stopping me from updating using the update manager.
When it tries to open the authentication dialog box I get an alert
window Cannot grab Mouse. The only thing I can do then is close it
with Alt-F4.
This bug has been effecting me for a very long time, over a number of
different versions of Ubuntu (currently running 10.04.1)
Something has changed recently however.
When I initially encountered the problem, which was about a year ago it
occurred quite frequently. I found a workaround which for
I've also discovered that if you have the have focus on the pane you
unmount then the behaviour is as expected. The pane you unmount closes
and the window stays open with the other pane(s) displayed.
In other words the bug only occurs when you unmount something that is in
a pane that does not
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: nautilus
If you unmount something that is open in a tab in (the same?) nautilus
window the entire window closes instead of just closing that tab.
Scenario. I have a sftp bookmarked. I open that.
Press F3 for a new pane or ctrl-t for a new tab - the
I used the Update Manager to update to 9.10 and the problem appears to
have been solved.
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window focus lost for unknown reason
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293884
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While I am not the OP I am definately effected by this bug and still am.
It's a problem for me with a fully to date 9.04 installation. - latest
kernel etc.
However its end of semester atm and I haven't had time to run the latest
live CD. Exams finish for me Friday week. I will install 9.10 after
I have a workaround.
* (re)boot system
* system automagically logs into a 'guest' account
* log out of guest account, and login as me.
Haven't had any issues if I do this. Yet if I boot and log in a me
initially then the above problem persists.
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window focus lost for unknown reason
I've been fighting what seems to be this bug since after my 1st ~6months
of using 7.10. I am now using 9.04, and regretting the update as problem
disappeared in 8.10.
I don't think its actually related to compiz as I just removed every
hint of it from my system using synaptic, and rebooted. It's
