Window focus does not always switch to new window even when this is the setting
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Xfwm4 |
Incomplete
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Medium
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xfwm4 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Since upgrading to Xubuntu 14.04 (from 12.04), many new windows that come up do not automatically get the focus. Most frequently I see this with password windows for encrypted document, but also for the Authorization window that comes up when I insert my flash drive (a separate bug).
I thought this was a LibreOffice problem at firs,t but it is now happening on other windows that come up outside LO.
I believe this is in the window manager, xfwm4, as that is where the setting to automatically change focus to new windows is.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
$ apt-cache policy xfwm4
xfwm4:
Installed: 4.11.1-2ubuntu2
Candidate: 4.11.1-2ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 4.11.1-2ubuntu2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
I expect the focus to switch to the newly opened window.
The focus stayed in the original window, which can allow passwords to be typed in when the original window still accepts input, like from a terminal.
Changed in xfwm4: | |
importance: | Unknown → High |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in xfwm4: | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Changed in xfwm4: | |
importance: | High → Medium |
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.