This problem still exists in 12.04.
When the extra dialogue appears after starting installing the updates,
software updater goes to front but doesn't take focus. To go back to
their work (say, on Firefox), the user has to (1) click on the software
updater window to make it take the focus, and
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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This problem still occurs in 11.10.
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Title:
Update Manager pops to front interrupting focus
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 373974 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/373974
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 373974
Dialogs steal focus during update
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Update Manager pops to front interrupting focus
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374696
You received this bug
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 391479 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391479
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 373974
Dialogs steal focus during update
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 391479
Child Windows [of Synaptic/update manager] should remain in the
This bug is not a duplicate of 391479. That is talking about windows
during an update. This is about the initial update notice, which is
supposed to appear minimized not appearing minimized, but rather front
and center.
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 391479
Child Windows [of
Is this a deliberate change? I recently installed Karmic, previously
having had Intrepid installed. In Intrepid, when updates became
available an icon appeared in the notification area next to the network
and sound icons. I could click on it and install the updates when I
wanted to. Now I see the
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26552157/Dependencies.txt
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Update Manager pops to front interrupting focus
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