Windows go to behind others when clicking with mouse

[kex]

After installing ubuntu graphics-drivers ppa nvidia-550 driver, the bug appears.

When there are several windows on top of each other, clicking within the topmost window, the window seems to disappear. Actually, the window is still there, but just goes behind another window, that comes in front of the clicked window. The program in the window that is clicked will not notice the click.

This does not happen with all programs. Mines is a good example program. If the window fills full screen, this happens, but if it is smaller, only partially covering the screen, it does not happen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-17.17-generic 6.5.8
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.capabilities.fabric-imex-mgmt:
 DeviceFileMinor: 4323
 DeviceFileMode: 256
 DeviceFileModify: 1
.proc.driver.nvidia.capabilities.gpu0: Error: path was not a regular file.
.proc.driver.nvidia.capabilities.mig: Error: path was not a regular file.
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.2d.00.0: Error: path was not a regular file.
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume
.proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 550.40.07 Thu Jan 18 07:30:58 UTC 2024
 GCC version: gcc version 13.2.0 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-4ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,gnomecompat,resize,regex,imgpng,grid,mousepoll,move,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,vpswitch,place,session,workarounds,expo,wall,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Feb 10 17:56:32 2024
DistUpgraded: 2023-11-03 20:23:14,648 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: '/usr/lib/ubuntu-advantage/upgrade_lts_contract.py'
DistroCodename: mantic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation AD103 [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER] [10de:2705] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:e130]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-22 (4067 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: {report['dmi.sys.vendor']} {report['dmi.product.name']}
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=a21f1300-e2a3-44c9-a667-86fc6184627b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-11-03 (99 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/28/2023
dmi.bios.release: 5.17
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
dmi.bios.version: A.J0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MPG X570 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C37)
dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: 2.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: 2.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInternational,LLC.:bvrA.J0:bd02/28/2023:br5.17:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnMS-7C37:pvr2.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnMPGX570GAMINGPLUS(MS-7C37):rvr2.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr2.0:skuTobefilledbyO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: MS-7C37
dmi.product.sku: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: 2.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.2+22.10.20220822-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.115-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~23.04.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.6-2build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Feb 9 20:05:59 2024
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.7

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks for the bug report. Please start by removing any local extensions:

  cd ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/
  rm -rf extensions

and then log in again.

If the problem still happens then while it is happening please run:

  journalctl -b0 > journal.txt

and attach the resulting text file here.

[kex (kex-iki)]

thank you for looking at this.

Did not help. Journal attavhed.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Please run:

  sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extensions

and then log in again. Does the bug still occur? If so then please again run:

  journalctl -b0 > journal.txt

and attach the resulting text file here.

[kex (kex-iki)]

No change. After boot and login, I started firefox, then opened Mines on top of it, and clicking on Mines put it background. This time it seems that the game got the click, but it still disappeared behind the browser window.

journal.txt attached.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I suspect the bug first appeared with the introduction of the Nvidia driver because that switched you over from Wayland to Xorg. So this might be a Xorg-only bug.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

What output do you get when you run this?

  gsettings list-recursively | grep lower

[kex (kex-iki)]

gsettings list-recursively | grep lower
org.cinnamon.desktop.keybindings.wm lower @as []
org.cinnamon.desktop.keybindings.wm raise-or-lower @as []
org.cinnamon.desktop.wm.preferences action-middle-click-titlebar 'lower'
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings lower ['disabled']
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise-or-lower @as []
org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences action-middle-click-titlebar 'lower'

(process:458291): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: 08:25:47.271: Failed to parse translated string '['attachment','attaching','attached','enclosed,'liite','liitteenä','liitän']' for key 'attachment-reminder-clues' in schema 'org.gnome.evolution.plugin.attachment-reminder': 48:expected ',' or ']' to follow array element

(process:458291): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: 08:25:47.271: Using untranslated default instead.
org.gnome.shotwell.preferences.files use-lowercase-filenames false
org.yorba.shotwell.preferences.files use-lowercase-filenames false

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

> org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences action-middle-click-titlebar 'lower'

I wonder if the system thinks you are middle clicking somehow. Try:

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences action-middle-click-titlebar 'toggle-maximize-vertically'

> org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings lower ['disabled']

This doesn't look like a valid setting. In case this is causing confusion try clearing it with:

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings lower "[]"

[kex (kex-iki)]

I cleared them, but it did not help.

gsettings list-recursively | grep lower
org.cinnamon.desktop.keybindings.wm lower @as []
org.cinnamon.desktop.keybindings.wm raise-or-lower @as []
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings lower @as []
org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise-or-lower @as []

(process:1638669): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: 16:49:07.817: Failed to parse translated string '['attachment','attaching','attached','enclosed,'liite','liitteenä','liitän']' for key 'attachment-reminder-clues' in schema 'org.gnome.evolution.plugin.attachment-reminder': 48:expected ',' or ']' to follow array element

(process:1638669): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: 16:49:07.817: Using untranslated default instead.
org.gnome.shotwell.preferences.files use-lowercase-filenames false
org.yorba.shotwell.preferences.files use-lowercase-filenames false

[kex (kex-iki)]

The nvidia driver 550 got an update yesterday. Installing the update seems to have solved the problem.