Could this be related to bug #781931 with unity 3d? New windows are moved to front but don't take focus. This seems to relate in particular to Nautilus.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889044 Title: Nautilus opening behind current window Status in Nautilus: Invalid Status in Unity: Invalid Status in Unity 2D: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: To Replicate (using unity-2d): Open Firefox Open Nautilus from launcher Close Nautilus Move Firefox window about a bit (just giving it the focus does not seem to be enough) Open Nautilus again, it opens behind firefox and the launcher icon is jiggling. The same symptom is seen with apps other than Firefox. I have put this against unity-2d as the problem is not seen on Unity 3d. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/889044/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

