[jaunty] kickoff focus issue (4.2.2 regression)

[Giovanni Masucci]

Binary package hint: kdebase

Since I've updated my kde to 4.2.2 (from 4.2.1) i have this new bug:
When I click on the K-menu, kickoff is not focused. This brings mainly 2 issues:
1) I can't close it except by clicking again on the k-menu icon
2) One very nice kickoff feature is that when you open it you are ready to search for your programs in the search bar. You simply have to use the keyboard and don't have to use the mouse. This is not true anymore, since the searchbar is not focuses anymore

[Jason Straight (jason-jeetkunedomaster)]

Confirmed, I've grown too accustomed to click and type menu navigation, it's driving me crazy already.

[Jithin Emmanuel (jithin1987)]

Here also same issue.

[Treris (treris)]

Confirming it as well, quite annoying since I had just gotten used to using a shortcut to open the kicker menu and then starting programs by typing their names. I know I can also use krunner for this, but still...
The main issue I have with it is that when I click outside the kicker menu (ie on the desktop) kicker does not disappear.

[Scholli (schollidesign)]

All Plasmaoids have the same behavior. It's better so with this behavior, only kicker should work different - also like it worked in the past.

[Søren Holm (sgh)]

I'm also confirming this.

[Martin Eve (martineve)]

Confirmed; extremely irritating!

[Common Disturbances (jordanlanto)]

It appears to be all dialog layers that popup from the status bar/launcher.. except for the old kde3 lookin' applets like klipper, kmix, and whatever else seems to load into the bottom right container of the status bar.

[izahn (istazahn)]

Yep, I've been going crazing trying to figure out what I did to change the behavior. At least I now know that it wasn't me. I'd really like the old behavior back.

[Benny (bm-cage)]

For those caring about this bug, login into http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188655 and vote the bug up so it gains importance.

[Musthafa Meeran (musthafameeran-deactivatedaccount)]

Confirming the same in Kubuntu Jaunty after upgrading to KDE 4.2.2

[Thomas Winteler (Win-Soft) (thomi)]

Hi all

confirming too with intrepid ibex and 4.2.2, latest updates.

thomi

[Götz Christ (g-christ)]

Could this fix http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members/kdelibs/ubuntu/revision/46 go into the 4.2.2 packages?

[Anthony Mercatante (tonio)]

Reassigning to kde4libs source package.
A fix is uploaded, waiting for approval.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kde4libs - 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu4

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kde4libs (4:4.2.2-0ubuntu4) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Add back an improved version of
    kubuntu_69_do_not_show_plasma_popups_over_screensaver.diff from
    Aurélien Gâteau, Closes LP: #354059
    see also http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=179924

 -- Jonathan Riddell <email address hidden> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:05:38 +0100

[Shriramana Sharma (jamadagni)]

Hello pardon my ignorance but does this also fix the issue of the "Recently plugged in" applet also not closing when lost focus? This is not specific to Kicker, as I reported at bug 358108.

[Jithin Emmanuel (jithin1987)]

yes it does.

[Thomas Winteler (Win-Soft) (thomi)]

what about fix it in intrepid? kubuntu 8.10? will it be fixed there too?