Xubuntu: newly opened windows are no longer placed on front
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Xfwm4 |
Unknown
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Unknown
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xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xfwm4 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xfwm4
Since Xubuntu 9.04, newly opened windows are no longer placed on top of the existing windows, but *anywhere* on the desktop, which means most of the time hidden below other windows, without any notification whatsoever that there is a new window. How can this be changed?
This happens with these settings:
"Focus follows mouse" enabled
"Automatically raise windows when they receive focus" disabled
"Automatically give focus to newly created windows" disabled <======= cause of problem
I explicitly disabled "Automatically give focus to newly created windows", because that's what I want, but since 9.04, this option now also no longer brings the window to front. If I enable this option, it works as expected, bringing new windows to front.
This essentially means that this option is broken in 9.04, because the system is not really usable anymore with that option disabled.
This worked fine in 8.10.
description: | updated |
Changed in xfwm4 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
If I understand this correctly, you disabled "Automatically give focus to newly created windows", expecting the system to give the new window focus? Does disabled mean unchecked?
I think that if the window is to be brought to the front on opening, it must have focus. That is the expected behaviour of the system. Any window that does not receive focus does not open on top of any other window.
If a window opens with focus with "Automatically give focus to newly created windows" disabled (unchecked), the option is not working because you have explicitly told it not to give focus.