On 20 Jun 2008, at 18:23, Glenn Glazer wrote: > Occasionally my session gets into this strange mode which I have so > far found to only be solvable by logging out. I would like to see > if we can find a solution that involves less downtime and can be > done from within the session. This is on JDS release 3, GNOME > version 2.6.0. > > The problem is one of window focus. Normally, I can click on any > part of a window to gain the kbd focus, but in the strange mode, > only clicking the border or title bar works. This often leads to > typing in the wrong window.
One thing that might be related is the hidden preference that you can access via gconf-editor: /apps/metacity/sun_extensions/ window_raise_on_frame_only, which should be turned off by default. Obviously things shouldn't behave as you describe even if it's turned on, but I guess it's possible there's a related bug there somewhere. Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:calum.benson at sun.com GNOME Desktop Team http://blogs.sun.com/calum +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems
