Public bug reported: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus for keyboard input.
When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report related to gentoo that mentions something very much like what I am describing here: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f". It seems to suggest that the bug affects only wayland but I use X11. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble ** Description changed: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus. When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report on the gentoo forums that looks very much like what I am describing here: <a href="https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f"> - g </a< + g </a> ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus. When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report on the gentoo forums - that looks very much like what I am describing here: <a - href="https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f"> - g </a> + that looks very much like what I am describing here: + https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context - menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus. + menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus for + keyboard input. When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report on the gentoo forums that looks very much like what I am describing here: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus for keyboard input. When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either - Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report on the gentoo forums - that looks very much like what I am describing here: + Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report related to gentoo that + mentions something very much like what I am describing here: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus for keyboard input. When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report related to gentoo that mentions something very much like what I am describing here: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f" + ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Description changed: When a first gnome-terminal instance is launched from nautilus (context menu item "Open in Terminal"), it automatically receives focus for keyboard input. When additional instances are launched in the same way, the mechanism breaks down and focus remains with nautilus. If the user immediately starts typing, their input ends up being processed by the nautilus search bar instead of the terminal. Correcting this course of action requires unnecessary clicks or keyboard strokes. That is potentially confusing and certainly annoying. I remember being affected by the same bug in the early days of either Ubuntu 23.04 or 23.10. I have found a bug report related to gentoo that mentions something very much like what I am describing here: - https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f" - + https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8790088.html?sid=fe9cfd6188d38eb5e550e3e45fffe19f". + It seems to suggest that the bug affects only wayland but I use X11. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: mutter (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue May 7 03:06:57 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-27 (771 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220326) SourcePackage: mutter 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/2064977 Title: new gnome-terminal instances launched from nautilus fail to receive automatic focus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/2064977/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs