On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Rob King <[email protected]> wrote: > An additional error case: > > 1) Have several windows maximized, though of course only one is visible. > 2) One of the non-front windows opens a modal dialog. > 3) Clicks on the front window are given to the parent of the modal dialog and > the menu bar changes to that of the owner of the modal dialog, though the > other window remains in front. It's impossible to minimize the front window > (clicking on its minimize widget just invisibly minimized the owner of the > modal dialog).
OK, this definitely sounds like a bug caused by an obscure behaviour. Can you file a new bug for this and let me know of applications which will open modal dialog windows while they are not in focus ? (eg, not on user interaction) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Unity > Bugs, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853965 > > Title: > Major window stacking and focus issues > > Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > 1) Open any program, for example, Terminal, and maximize its window. > 2) Open another program and maximize its window. > 3) Open a third program and don't maximize it. > 4) Not every time, but the majority of the time, it is now impossible to > bring one of the first two windows to the front. Clicking on their icon in > the launcher does nothing except change which programs menu bar is present in > the menu area, and that window (the one that got its menus displayed) now has > keyboard focus, but does not get mouse events and, because its hidden behind > another window, is invisible. Because of the keyboard focus issue, I've typed > things I thought were going to one program but ended up in another. > 5) Clicking on a window for the program that isn't maximized results in the > click going right through the stack to the topmost maximized window, but that > window is not brought to front. It gets focus (ie the non-maximized window > loses focus, but isn't obscured). > > This is a major issue and I generally have to log out and log back in > to get the system into a usable state. This has been happening since > Alpha 1 for me. I don't know what steps are exactly needed to > reproduce the issue, but it happens every login session at some point. > The only programs I regularly use are Thunderbird, Firefox, Empathy, > Banshee, and Terminal. I very, very rarely have any other program open > (maybe a PDF viewer, but that's it). > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: unity 4.16.0-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 > Architecture: amd64 > CompizPlugins: > [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,gnomecompat,regex,compiztoolbox,resize,grid,place,mousepoll,session,snap,move,imgpng,wall,animation,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,fade,workarounds,ezoom,scale,unityshell] > Date: Mon Sep 19 10:45:55 2011 > EcryptfsInUse: Yes > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110803.1) > SourcePackage: unity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/853965/+subscriptions > -- Sam Spilsbury -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853965 Title: Major window stacking and focus issues To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/853965/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
