Window focus stays between workspaces

[Mike Weinert]

If you've got maximized window focused on one workspace, and move to another workspace, the focus stays on the window on the previous workspace.
I'm not entirely sure under which exact conditions it happens, as I am not always able to replicate it. It seems to affect windows that are maximized or in full-screen mode (switching from workspace with full-screen VLC, and pressing space pauses/unpauses the video). Also, terminal in full-screen mode seems to be prone to this bug.

Sorry if I can't be more helpful, maybe someone else affected can figure out how to replicate it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
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CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Apr 22 00:19:54 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
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UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Filip Stanek (filip-stanek)]

The bug definitively affects every maximized window.
How to reproduce the behaviour:
1) Create more workspaces (or in my case "viewports" in CCSM), e.g. in one row.
2) Switch to 2nd workspace/viewport.
3) Open any application (e. g. thunderbird, gnome-terminal, LibreOffice Write).
4) Maximize the window.
5) Switch/change to other workspace/viewport (3rd, 4th, ...). You can switch/change via any mean (e. g. applet, keyboard shortcut) the behaviour is the same.
In this moment, the maximized window moves automaticaly to the 1st workspace/viewport and stays there.

If you switch/change to the 1st workspace/viewport and you unmaximize the moved window, it will restore itself into the original workspace/viewport.

[Juha Aatrokoski (jha-kurp)]

I noticed a focus issue between workspace switches, but (at least for me, on precise and gnome-classic) it does not have anything to do with maximized/fullscreen: when switching to a workspace that has no focusable windows (i.e. empty), the focus is retained on the window and workspace switched from. When there are focusable windows the focus is transferred normally.

I made a separate bug report about maximized windows moving to the leftmost workspace: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1000156

[don bright (hmbright)]

i am having this bug in 2015 on ubuntu 14.

i switch workspace to a space with several windows open, but focus stays in the windows in the old workspace.

this is a really big bug that could cause security issues, for example if you type your password into a public forum instead of into a firefox password field.