Hi Matt, >>What exact application windows are you seeing this behaviour with ?
Tested until now gnome-terminal, firefox, scite (an editor), Thunderbird. OpenOffice seems to work correct. regards Bernd Matt Keenan wrote: > > If the same behaviour is being exhibited via both window managers, > then sounds like the application window you are attempting to activate > the window for > is consuming the mouse clicks somehow and not allowing them to > propogate to the > window manager. > > What exact application windows are you seeing this behaviour with ? > > Matt > > Bernd Schemmer wrote: >> Hi again, >> >> just switched to compiz: >> >> The behaviour is the same >> >> I thought that it could be configured how to activate a window in >> gnome (either via clicking on the title bar or by clicking anyway in >> the window -- but I do not remember how I can configure that behaviour) >> >> regards >> >> Bernd >> >> Matt Keenan wrote: >>> Bernd, >>> >>> Just curios, what window manager are you running ? Compiz or metacity ? >>> >>> Is the window manager still running ? e.g. for thunderbird window >>> can you select the title bar (via left click and hold down mouse) >>> and drag window around desktop ? >>> >>> If not sounds like your window manager has died and needs to be >>> restarted, check $HOME for a core file aswell. >>> >>> cheers >>> >>> Matt >>> >>> Bernd Schemmer wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm running OpenSolaris 06.2009 >>>> xtrnaw7 at t61p:~$ uname -a >>>> SunOS t61p 5.11 snv_111a i86pc i386 i86pc >>>> >>>> and until recently it worked perfectly. >>>> >>>> But since some hours I can not select a window with the mouse by >>>> left-clicking in the window anymore -- I must left-click on the >>>> title bar to activate a window. >>>> >>>> But not for all programs: I can activate Thunderbird by >>>> left-clicking in any part of it's window. The same for some Firefox >>>> windows -- but not all ... >>>> >>>> I did not change anything .. at least nothing I'm aware off >>>> Very strange and very unuseful ... >>>> >>>> How can I change this behaviour back to normal? >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Bernd >>> >> >> > -- Bernd Schemmer, Frankfurt am Main, Germany http://bnsmb.de/ M s temprano que tarde el mundo cambiar . Fidel Castro
