Gnome-terminal tab bar steals keyboard focus
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I'm not sure when it started, but using the version of Gnome-Terminal in latest ubuntu (GT 3.34.2), I regularly find the tab bar stealing keyboard focus.
This is dangerous.
The problem is usually that I click on a tab, leave the mouse there, and start typing. The tab bar then steals the first character typed. Sometimes I click in the terminal window, and then move the mouse out of the way (to the tab bar). Sometimes it happens later, when the mouse drifts onto a tab (maybe I knock it slightly while typing).
There are many cases in which the unexpected loss of a character typed could lead to significant damage. For example,
rm *~
losing the tilde. Or
sudo rm -rf /mnt/1/*
losing the 1.
I have preferred click to focus (as opposed to focus-follows-
Reported upstream - https:/
Not clear that this is 100% a bug with gnome-terminal, or whether it is an interaction between it and another part of the XWayland/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: gnome-terminal 3.34.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Apr 16 10:16:15 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-15 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
See upstream bug report for more details.