Main window inactive at creation

[Paul Hoell]

The situation:
I have a running instance of empathy, "hidden" in the messaging menu. Whenever i want to open the main window to start a conversation, i have several ways to get there: messageing menu, pinned icon in the launcher, calling the dash and typing the name.

In all those cases, empathy's main window shows as expected, but never gets the focus, so you have to click it first to be able to use the menu.

There is only one other instance where this happens, and that is if i call the running instance of google-music-frame (using gnome's web-app functionality) via the dash. It does not happen if i call GMF via the sound menu.

Everytime the problem with the focus appears, the window controls of the corresponding window are grayed out, even though they work fine. The stay grayed out, even if i focus the window manually. I attach a small screenshot of the controls.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: empathy 3.1.90-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 7 16:01:41 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64+mac (20110901)
SourcePackage: empathy
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Paul Hoell (hoellp)]

Just for reference, i just updated to empathy 3.1.91-0ubuntu1 and the problem did NOT appear the first 1-2 times i called the window via the messaging menu. Bug after a few mins, the behavior described in the description reappeared.

[Jiří Janoušek (fenryxo)]

Compiz has configuration option called Focus prevention level (run ccsm → General options → Focus & Raise Behavior → Focus Prevention Level). It may be related to this issue. Try set Focus Prevention Level = Off.

[Bilal Shahid (s9iper1)]

now its working fine .
can you confirm it now?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for empathy (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]