openbox new window doesn't receive focus

[Iakov Davydov]

In my rc.xml I have the following lines:
    <keybind key="W-Return">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>gnome-terminal</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
If there is no gnome-terminal windows yet then pressing W-Return opens new
gnome-terminal and focuses it.
But if there is already one window exist and it is not
focused than focus stays within the other window.
This happens not only with gnome-terminal but also with other software like chromium.
This happend after update to version 3.5.0.
Also the focus settings:
  <focus> <focusNew>yes</focusNew> <followMouse>no</followMouse>
   <focusLast>yes</focusLast>
    <underMouse>no</underMouse>
    <focusDelay>200</focusDelay>
    <raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>
  </focus>

Steps to reproduce:
1. open gnome-terminal
2. open other window (and focus it)
3. press W-Return

What should happen:
new gnome-terminal should start and receive focus

What happens:
new gnome-terminal starts but doesn't receives focus

This issue was already fixed in git: http://git.openbox.org/?p=dana/openbox.git;a=commitdiff;h=3b9fce92e0afab89a46080f525e4392bc4c01aa5
but I couldn't create a patch since git sources are different from 3.5.0 version.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: openbox 3.5.0-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 17 13:44:21 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120316)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Zoffix Znet (zoffix)]

I have the same problem. The focus seems to work fine until you click on the desktop. Then it breaks, and somehow gets restored eventually if you click a few windows.

Then if you click on the desktop again, new windows don't get focused again.

[Lukasz (thelvyn-32)]

Adding <startupnotify><enabled>true</enabled></startupnotify> solved this problem for me.

[karl anliot (kanliot)]

if you use lxterminal this works, it fails with gnome-terminal

On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Lukasz <email address hidden> wrote:
> Adding  <startupnotify><enabled>true</enabled></startupnotify> solved
> this problem for me.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Lubuntu
> Packages Team, which is subscribed to openbox in Ubuntu.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/957808
>
> Title:
>  openbox new window doesn't receive focus
>
> Status in “openbox” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  In my rc.xml I have the following lines:
>      <keybind key="W-Return">
>        <action name="execute">
>          <execute>gnome-terminal</execute>
>        </action>
>      </keybind>
>  If there is no gnome-terminal windows yet then pressing W-Return opens new
>  gnome-terminal and focuses it.
>  But if there is already one window exist and it is not
>  focused than focus stays within the other window.
>  This happens not only with gnome-terminal but also with other software like chromium.
>  This happend after update to version 3.5.0.
>  Also the focus settings:
>    <focus>    <focusNew>yes</focusNew>    <followMouse>no</followMouse>
>     <focusLast>yes</focusLast>
>      <underMouse>no</underMouse>
>      <focusDelay>200</focusDelay>
>      <raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>
>    </focus>
>
>
>  Steps to reproduce:
>  1. open gnome-terminal
>  2. open other window (and focus it)
>  3. press W-Return
>
>  What should happen:
>  new gnome-terminal should start and receive focus
>
>  What happens:
>  new gnome-terminal starts but doesn't receives focus
>
>  This issue was already fixed in git:  http://git.openbox.org/?p=dana/openbox.git;a=commitdiff;h=3b9fce92e0afab89a46080f525e4392bc4c01aa5
>  but I couldn't create a patch since git sources are different from 3.5.0 version.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>  Package: openbox 3.5.0-2ubuntu2
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
>  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
>  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
>  Architecture: amd64
>  Date: Sat Mar 17 13:44:21 2012
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120316)
>  ProcEnviron:
>   TERM=xterm
>   PATH=(custom, user)
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  SourcePackage: openbox
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Bernhard (b.a.koenig)]

Other applications which have this bug are a new instance of Thunar (when one is already open) and GPicView.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package openbox - 3.5.0-7ubuntu1

---------------
openbox (3.5.0-7ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  * debian/patches
   - 91_fix_loose_focus.patch: From upstream, focus the windows when the
     execute action is run (LP: #957808).
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:05:36 +0200

[Removed by request (removed3425744)]

After upgrading to openbox 3.5.0-7ubuntu1 I'm still able to reproduce this problem. Can somebody confirm this?

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

Currently, the real fix seems to be here : http://git.openbox.org/?p=dana/openbox.git;a=commitdiff;h=3b9fce92e0afab89a46080f525e4392bc4c01aa5
but I can't see what branch is. I can't see it in master, I fear it's in a dead branch. If we want it in, upstream need to merge it in master branch.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Removed by request (removed3425744)]

Sure that this problem is already fixed? Because I'm still able to reproduce this bug on openbox 3.5.2-3.

[taiebot65 (dedreuil)]

I am also able to reproduce this on 14.10. It is quite a problem when using a dock as the dock is disappearing when i close a window while it should stay focus.

[Removed by request (removed3425744)]

Still reproducible with Ubuntu 15.10 dev with openbox 3.6.0-1 (sometimes the window gets the focus and sometimes not).

[Removed by request (removed3425744)]

Edit: It seems I can't change the status back to "Confirmed".

[White_Rabbit (radiocane)]

Reproducible with Lubuntu 16.04 xenial. Specifically, I'm experiencing this with lxterminal and thunderbird's reminders.

[White_Rabbit (radiocane)]

One of openbox authors says it's not their fault https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5419#c12

I've worked around this following the advice at
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/openbox#Windows_load_behind_the_active_window

I added
<application class="*">
  <focus>yes</focus>
</application>

inside the already existing <applications></applications> section of ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml