Unresponsive windows (Freeze)

[finalbeta]

Binary package hint: metacity

Windows become unresponsive, I can no longer change windows, or interact with the desktop. I can still move my mouse and the programs continue to work. I use the system monitor applet, and when it happens, it continues to work (repaint), and CPU usage is not abnormally high.
It's like I selected something and can't deselect it. If I move the cursor, sometimes text is getting selected.

if I control-alt-F<number> and then change back to display 7, the problem is solved.

When: Every few hours I have this problem. Ever since dapper, upgraded to edgy now.

I know this is very cryptic, I have no idea how to provide a log for this.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug. Can you move windows with the mouse? With the keyboard? Does Alt-F1 keeps opening the panel menu by example?

[finalbeta (j-greenhouse)]

Just had the issue again. I can not move windows with the mouse.
Alt-F5 did however manage to minimize the application when it happened (firefox). The I manager to minimize the next window, xchat.
I was then able to minimize/maximize xchat and work in xchat. But I could no longer use any of the other windows on the desktop. (nor can I open the menu or can I right click on panels.)

When I used cntr-alt-F5 and then changed back everything worked fine again. I'll try to do some other things next time it happens.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

New packages version have been uploaded since you opened it, could you try if you still get the bug

[finalbeta (j-greenhouse)]

Got it again yesterday. i've got a feeling it's because I'm using a touchpad.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Thanks in advance.

[finalbeta (j-greenhouse)]

I doesn't happen much any more. I just switch to terminal and back and it's fixed. I'm sure I'll never find the real reason, so this might as well be closed.