"Select windows when mouse moves over them" doesn't work

[Christoph Langner]

Binary package hint: compiz

When i activate the "Select windows when the mouse moves over them" function, compiz doesn't activate the window which is under my mousepointer automatically anymore. Steps to reproduce

1) Start gnome-window-properties
2) Activate "Select windows when the mouse moves over them"
3) Hover with the mouse over different windows, they don't get selected

When i disable the desktop effects (or in other words, when i use metacity as window manager) this function works, that's why i think this bug is related to compiz. I'm running a up to date hardy here with enabled desktop effects.

$ dpkg -l compiz*
ii compiz 1:0.7.0+git20080227-0ubuntu2 OpenGL window and compositing manager
un compiz-compcomm-plugins-main <keine> (keine Beschreibung vorhanden)
ii compiz-core 1:0.7.0+git20080227-0ubuntu2 OpenGL window and compositing manager
un compiz-extra <keine> (keine Beschreibung vorhanden)
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.6.99+git20080223-0ubuntu1 Collection of extra plugins from OpenCompositing for Compiz
ii compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.6.99+git20080228-0ubuntu1 Collection of plugins from OpenCompositing for Compiz
ii compiz-gnome 1:0.7.0+git20080227-0ubuntu2 OpenGL window and compositing manager - GNOME window decorator
un compiz-gtk <keine> (keine Beschreibung vorhanden)
ii compiz-plugins 1:0.7.0+git20080227-0ubuntu2 OpenGL window and compositing manager - plugins
ii compizconfig-backend-gconf 0.6.99+git20080210-0ubuntu1 Settings library for plugins - OpenCompositing Project
ii compizconfig-settings-manager 0.6.99+git20080227-0ubuntu1 Compiz configuration settings manager

$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)"

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Works fine here.

In gconf-editor what are the values of /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/click_to_focus and /apps/metacity/general/focus_mode?

[Christoph Langner (chrissss)]

/apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/click_to_focus = true
/apps/metacity/general/focus_mode = sloppy

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Sounds like you're either not using the gconf compiz backend or have integration disabled. Install compizconfig-settings-manager, to go System->Preferences->Advanced Desktop Effects Settings, click on Preferences, and tell me what it says for Backend and Integration.

It should be "GConf Configuration Backend" and "Enable integration into the desktop environment" should be ticked.

[Christoph Langner (chrissss)]

You are right. My settings were set to "Flat-File configuration backend". I set them to gconf and the selection of windows works again. I set the bug to invalid.