I found post about same behaviour (Unity windows in background) in Ubuntu 12.10: http://askubuntu.com/questions/209518/unity-and-dash- displayed-under-all-active-windows
In my case "unity --replace" (temporarily?) fixed problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/848115 Title: Active windows lose focus to desktop randomly and when show desktop command is run even when they're still active Status in Unity: Expired Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Active windows randomly lose focus to desktop though they are on top and active. This renders them frozen and unusable. Focus returns after some time automatically. This happens with show desktop command too. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: unity 4.14.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.17-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.22.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell] Date: Mon Sep 12 23:10:54 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_IN:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/848115/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
