In case it is relevant, I should add that I typically run both Synaptic and update-manager from a gnome-terminal using sudo.
** Description changed: To reproduce: 1. Run Firefox. - 2. Run Synaptic (non-maximized) and select a program to install or to reinstall. + 2. Run Synaptic (non-maximized) and select a program to install or to reinstall. 3. Click Apply and OK to install/reinstall the program and then while Synaptic is downloading, click on Firefox to bring the Firefox window to the front. 4. When Synaptic finishes downloading and starts installing, it brings its window and dialog back to the front, ie in front of Firefox's window. 5. Click on either the part of the Firefox window visible behind Synaptic or on the Firefox icon in unity-launcher to try and restore to the front. Result: nothing happens. Unity does not bring Firefox's window back to the front, presumably because unity still thinks Firefox is the current application/front window. The only workaround I've found is to click on the Synaptic window or its unity-launcher icon and then to click on Firefox to bring it back to the front. + + A second way of reproducing this, if there is a system update for which the list of changes is not yet available, is: + + 1. Run Firefox and minimize it. + 2. Run update-manager and find an update that has an http link for the updates, ie where it says "The list of changes is not available yet. Please use...". + 3. Click on the link. Firefox will be brought to the front, obscuring update-manager, but unity-launcher will have a blue arrow next to Firefox's icon to indicate that it needs attention. + 4. Click on update-manager's icon in unity-launcher to bring it back to the front. + + Result: nothing happens. Unity thinks update-manager is already the front window. + + + ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: unity 3.8.16-0ubuntu1~natty1 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-rc5-git-20110628.1119 x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,imgjpeg,decor,vpswitch,text,place,move,mousepoll,regex,compiztoolbox,snap,session,gnomecompat,resize,wall,imgpng,grid,animation,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,workarounds,fade,scale,scaleaddon,unityshell] Date: Tue Jun 28 12:56:19 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330) ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_US:en - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=en_US:en + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/802816 Title: unity doesn't realise when applications bring their windows to the front To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/802816/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
