Public bug reported: When new applications are launched from the terminal in 17.10, the windows are unfocused and appear below the current window. This is the opposite of the behavior in (at least) 16.10 and 17.04, where new windows would appear focused and on top. This appears to be a feature in Gnome 3, which is new in 17.10. Ubuntu users upgrading from earlier versions should not be assumed to be familiar Gnome 3, nor with how to tweak Gnome settings. The Release Notes should indicate this change and document how to turn it off. Also, and more importantly, there needs to actually be a way to restore the previous behavior. If there is, I've been unable to find it in Settings, gnome-tweak-tool, or dconf-editor.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: mutter 3.26.1-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Oct 26 17:43:57 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-27 (303 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (6 days ago) ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1727868 Title: New windows are unfocused and go below current window To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1727868/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs