[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Reproduced this bug on Hardy (development version) -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
A slightly different symptom. If I attempt to reproduce this with firefox *3.0* and Visual Effects are enabled, the Firefox window gains focus but remains underneath the other windows. If I attempt to reproduce this under 2.0 (as above) or with Visual Effects are disabled, the behavior is exactly as above. Perhaps this bug only affects people with particular hardware? I am using the integrated i945G graphics adapter on a CoreDuo. I doubt that the fix released really works. If it did I don't think I'd be still getting this under Hardy (development version). -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Firefox 3.0 nightly build windows (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en- US; rv:1.9b3pre) Gecko/2008020104 Minefield/3.0b3pre) always get the focus and come on the foreground. I got used to the previous erroneous(?) behaviour and wish I could somehow select either behaviour. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Oops, forgot to mention: that's on Ubuntu 7.10 -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Upstream discussion claims the bug is fixed. In current gutsy (1/10/07), the steps to reproduce causes the expected behaviour, i.e. the second instance of firefox receives focus and is at the top. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Reproduces with 2.0.0.6 on Feisty -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
** Changed in: firefox (upstream) Status: Unknown = Fix Released -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
David what version of firefox were you not able to reproduce this, referring to your comment https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/41623/comments/11 now you are able to reproduce this?.I am still unable to reproduce this with firefox 2.0.0.4 in edgy feisty and gutsy. I don't know, whichever version was on the official repos at the time I made that comment. The point is that I can reproduce it again with 2.0.0.4 on Feisty, still following the simple steps of the original bug report. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Regarding John Vivirito's comment #17, I can still reproduce it in Feisty. I haven't got a Gutsy installation to test it. Apparently someone has created a patch for this. It is available at http://cgwalters.livejournal.com/4062.html. It might be worth having a look at it. The blog entry is quite interesting. It mentions https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223492, the upstream bug that seems to be causing this. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
David what version of firefox were you not able to reproduce this, referring to your comment https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/41623/comments/11 now you are able to reproduce this?.I am still unable to reproduce this with firefox 2.0.0.4 in edgy feisty and gutsy. ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #223492 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223492 ** Also affects: firefox (upstream) via https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223492 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Ok, I have made a new bug report for metacity https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/124375 . -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Why make another bug if this ist Gnome specific and not and not Firefox specific? I can make a bug for every app which has no workaround but this ist quite useless. KDE and of course Windows hasn't this problem afaik. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
because maybe the user who submitter the firefox bug doesn't want to get mail every time somebody comments on your issue, and the fix might be a different one -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
I am unable to reproduce this on edgy feisty or gutsy. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
this bug is about firefox, if you have an another issue register an another bug ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
It is not only a Firefox issue. ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = New -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
This bug still exists and it is very annoying and confusing. The biggest problem is that people who don't know this think the application isn't started or link wasn't open. If I open a link in mail program. im or something like that and Firefox is not running it is started and gets a focus. But if Firefox is already running the link gets loaded in Firefox but the mail program still has the focus so you think nothing happens. The most annoying problem is that Firefox opens for some operation like downloads a new window. If you change back to main Firefox and click another download which appears in the opened popup you have to change manually to it. Afaik this doesn't happen in KDE so it is a Gnome issue. If someones want to check it. 1. Open Nautilus and make it full screen. 2. Open a video in Totem. 3. Change back to Nautilus. 4. Start another video with Totem. = Totem plays the new video but doesn't get focused. This happens for every application which is already running and allows only one instance (and doesn't have a workaround I guess). It is very likely that people click several times on a file until they realize. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: Mozilla Team = Mozilla Bugs -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Ok, I do not seem to be able to reproduce it on Feisty. But the bug still seems to be there for Dapper and Edgy. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
don't see this in edgy (and probably in feisty). Can someone who saw this in dapper confirm that its gone with latest firefox (2.0.0.1) package? ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Mozilla Team Status: Confirmed = Needs Info -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
don't see this in edgy (and probably in feisty). Can someone who saw this in dapper confirm that its gone with latest firefox (2.0.0.1) package? This is indeed still happening with 2.0.0.1 in Edgy. I'm going to reproduce this on Feisty later on as well. Did you follow the Steps to reproduce in the first post? -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
Changed back to Confirmed as several people confirmed it in the past at least for Dapper. Maybe we should add several Affects, one for each release. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info = Confirmed -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
This bug persits in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
sam, Thanks for your reply. What you described on your last post is what I understand as a normal case of focus stealing prevention from a well-behaved application. I find it logical and I can reproduce it on my system. So, following your steps (and ignoring step 4 as you said): 1.- Launch GNOME terminal 2.- Launch Epiphany. 3.- The Epiphany window appears on top of GNOME terminal as expected. 4.- Do nothing. 5.- Launch a new instance of Epiphany 6.- select gnome terminal, before epiphany is loaded 7.- epiphany does not steal the focus from gnome terminal. However, that is not what I reported. The point is that Firefox *always* seems to use focus stealing prevention. Using the same steps as before, except for 4 and 6: 1.- Launch GNOME terminal 2.- Launch Firefox. 3.- The Firefox window appears on top of GNOME terminal as expected. 4.- Select GNOME terminal. 5.- Launch a new instance of Firefox 6.- Do nothing. 7.- Firefox does not steal the focus from gnome terminal. = ??? I would expect that on 7 Firefox gets the focus. I see no point in it using focus stealing prevention, since nothing has been done during the time it has taken it to load. As a comparison, doing exactly the same procedure with Epiphany shows a different behaviour: 1.- Launch GNOME terminal 2.- Launch Epiphany. 3.- The Epiphany window appears on top of GNOME terminal as expected. 4.- Select GNOME terminal. 5.- Launch a new instance of Epiphany 6.- Do nothing. 7.- Epiphany steals the focus and appears on top of GNOME terminal. Note that step 7 is now what in my understanding is the normal behaviour of GNOME applications, which differs from Firefox in this case. Please feel free to correct me if I missed or misunderstood something about this focus stealing issue. Thanks. -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
it seems you are right. though it does not happen every time. i wonder if this is to do with the second instance of firefox spots that firefox is running already and tells the first one to open a new window. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
this is a feature called Focus stealing prevention, google find a good description at http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2004-December/msg00306.html Focus stealing prevention is active in Metacity. Roughly, it means that if a window was launched at time A, and the user interacted with a different window at time B, and BA, then the launched window will not be focused when it appears. This allows a user to work with an application while impatiently waiting for that really slow app (*cough* OpenOffice *cough*) to show up without being interrupted mid-thought when it finally does. It also prevents those annoying Instant Message windows from taking your keystrokes and sending them to someone when you meant to be typing them into the application window asking for your root password. i am going to mark this bug report as rejected, but feel free to reopen it and argur you case if you dont agree. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: firefox = metacity Status: Unconfirmed = Rejected ** Changed in: metacity firefox (Ubuntu) Binarypackagename: firefox = None -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 41623] Re: Firefox windows do not get focus when launched
I understand the idea behind it. The only problem I see though, is that there is no consistency between applications. Epiphany and GNOME terminal, to name a couple, do not use focus stealing prevention AFAICT. They *always* get the focus. Taking Epiphany as an example and using the same steps I described on my first post: 1.- Launch GNOME terminal 2.- Launch Epiphany. 3.- The Epiphany window appears on top of GNOME terminal as expected. 4.- Select the GNOME terminal window. 5.- Launch a new instance of Epiphany 6.- The new Epiphany window gets the focus and appears on top of all other windows, thus not observing Metacity's focus stealing prevention rules. This behaviour is opposite to that of Firefox's. After a quick test, I've determined that focus stealing prevention happens in gedit and firefox, and *not* in epiphany, nautilus and GNOME terminal. Should I open a new applications in ubuntu do not use focus stealing prevention consistently bug? -- Firefox windows do not get focus when launched https://launchpad.net/bugs/41623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
