Filezilla "file has changed" dialogue steals focus

[Cory]

Binary package hint: filezilla

When editing a file locally, once it has changed, filezilla opens a "file has changed" dialogue. For some reason, this steals focus from my editor, which is, needless to say, extremely annoying. I need that notification to stay in the background until I have switched back to Filezilla.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 6 14:26:10 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: filezilla 3.2.7.2-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: filezilla
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

[Tim Kosse (tim-kosse)]

This isn't a bug in FileZilla according to upstream. Instead it's a problem with the used window manager.

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

I am not entirely convinced that this is exactly the same issue as bug 455241. I am not sure, but could FileZilla be using a model window, which usually steals focus? Cory, is compiz on for you?

[Cory (cory-northwinddesign)]

Hi,

I uninstalled compiz and the issue still occurs though it doesn't seem to happen as often. If I open a file using FileZilla for editing, modify it, and hit save, it will pop up the window asking if I want to upload. However, if I click no and continue editing, subsequent saves do not steal focus, even though the File Has Changed dialogue has opened.

Cory

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

Now I am pretty sure this is not a duplicate of the other bug report, albeit somewhat similar.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

gnome-desktop is the about GNOME dialog and a library, nothing to do there

[Adrien Cunin (adri2000)]

Closing as invalid given what upstream said.