Public bug reported: Environment: Ubuntu classic, no desktop effects
Just a small surprise, coming from a KDE point of view. If I'm dragging a scroll bar, or even if I'm currently dragging a window around the screen, new applications open in front of everything else. In the first case, the new app steals the focus; if I release the drag and start keyboarding, the new app will receive the events. In the second case, the window I'm dragging will keep the keyboard focus, but stay behind the new app. Which felt really weird. I think this is what KDE fixes with "focus stealing prevention". Instead of getting in the way, the new app shows itself as a flashing entry in the task manager. Though I'm not sure whether that paradigm is available in GNOME (or Unity, for that matter). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: metacity 1:2.30.3-0ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Aug 19 09:05:42 2011 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= PATH=(custom, user) SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: metacity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-19 (60 days ago) ** Affects: metacity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty unity-2d -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829241 Title: New applications open in foreground, even during drag+drop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/829241/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs