SMPlayer loses focus in Gnome

[Tim Kornhammar]

Binary package hint: smplayer

Dist: Ubuntu
Release: 8.04b
Package: SMplayer
Version: 0.6.0rc2 (SVN834)

Reproduce:

Doubleclick on a video file. SMplayer opens and the video starts. Now the parent Nautilus window will have the focus.

Problem:

Well, you have to reselect the video-window to be able to use any commands.

[Maia Everett (linneris)]

I couldn't reproduce this. Do you use metacity or compiz?

[fubarbundy (launchpad-mailtic)]

I can confirm this with an up-to-date 8.04.

Steps to reproduce:

- Use Gnome.
- set SMplayer to use only one instance (Options -> Preferences -> Interface -> Instances)
- open a media file by double-clicking in Nautilus. SMPlayer will have focus and be in front
- when opening a second media file with SMPlayer already open by (double-)clicking: Metacity: SMPlayer will gain focus, but be behind the current Nautilus window. Compiz: Nautilus will keep focus, but SMPlayer will move front of the Nautilus window.
- when opening a second media file with SMPlayer already open by using keyboard arrows + Enter in Nautilus: Metacity: SMPlayer will gain focus, but remain behind the current Nautilus window. Compiz: SMPlayer will gain focus and move in front (correct behaviour).

[cthulhu1987 (boris-baran)]

Can confirm that on my
Linux baruch-laptop 2.6.32-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jul 5 09:22:14 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux