Comment 4 for bug 842466
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| Jonathan Lange (jml) wrote Re: [Bug 842466] Re: Dash loses focus after switching windows or desktops | #4 |
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On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 5:05 PM, gnomitsu <email address hidden> wrote:
> "What I expect to see:
> To be honest, I was surprised that Alt-Tab or desktop switching keybindings worked while the Dash was open. I guess that's not so much a big deal. Either way, I expect the Dash to keep focus while it's on top of everything."
>
> first off, dash does keep focus while it's open and correctly disengages when an app takes the focus [by user input].
It does not correctly disengage. It loses focus, but it stays visible
and on top of everything. This makes the underlying application that
I've switched to be unusable.
> second, i don't quite see the practical sense in having the dash open WHILE switching workspaces. those are two different functions alright.
Uhh... what? If the Dash closed when it was open and I switched
workspaces, that would be great. If it kept focus after I switched
workspaces, that would be great too.
I know they are two different functions. But, at the moment, you can
switch desktops or hit Alt-Tab while the Dash is open, and the Dash
ought to behave sensibly when that happens.
> furthermore, such thing would probably only work with compositing enabled [unity3D] if at all. and we already past feature freeze anyway.
> it is my opinion this should be under WISHLIST and not as a bug.
>
I don't think you've understood the bug report. I am not proposing a
new feature. I'm proposing not having a honking great big
difficult-to-close *thing* covering my desktop and completely
obscuring any keyboard input I might have, just because I accidentally
hit Alt-Tab while the Dash is open.
jml