Comment 18 for bug 1377569

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MR Zenwiz (mrzenwiz) wrote : Re: [Bug 1377569] Re: Window focus does not always switch to new window even when this is the setting

Thanks. Done.

On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 1:48 AM, Thaddaeus Tintenfisch
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> It may be a bit confusing, but please copy & paste the last two comments
> over to your upstream report:
>
> https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11545
>
> The xfwm4 developer does not follow the status of this launchpad report.
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377569
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> Title:
> Window focus does not always switch to new window even when this is
> the setting
>
> Status in Xfce4 window manager:
> Incomplete
> Status in xfwm4 package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> 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.
>
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