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Binero

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Registered: 2014-03-22

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[SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

When I put an application on fullscreen, for example a Flash video, HTML5 video or a game, and try to click anywhere on it, it'll click through the application, on the app that's behind it. I have found the workaround to put it on its own workspace, although sometimes the rightclick gets triggered from the background when I do this. (very inconsistent, and sometimes it gets triggered on left click as well)

I do not have issues when running any of these applications as windowed. I am running GNOME 30.14.2. Does anyone know of a fix for this?

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Binero (2015-02-01 20:33:37)

Binero

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Can someone please help me with this issue? It still persists and is very annoying.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Registered: 2014-02-20

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Try disabling all of your GNOME-shell extensions -- they can often introduce strange bugs.

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Binero

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Try disabling all of your GNOME-shell extensions -- they can often introduce strange bugs.

Problem persists, sadly. I'm pretty sure I only got this after the 3.14 update.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Does downgrading fix the issue?

It's a bit complicated with GNOME-shell admittedly...

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spikkle

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Registered: 2013-09-19

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Are you by chance a sloppy focus or focus follows mouse user?  I had the same problem with full-screen flash or steam games, and needed to switch to click-to-focus to resolve the issue.

Binero

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Registered: 2014-03-22

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Are you by chance a sloppy focus or focus follows mouse user?  I had the same problem with full-screen flash or steam games, and needed to switch to click-to-focus to resolve the issue.

I had it on mouse, putting it on sloppy fixed it. Thanks!

Last edited by Binero (2015-02-01 20:33:26)

numasan

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Registered: 2009-11-13

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Hi, I have the same problem in Gnome 3.14 and now 3.16. Window focus is set to sloppy, but (left) clicking in fullscreen apps clicks through, resulting in a right click popup or apps behind the fullscreen app being pushed to the top, as Binero experienced. I tried changing to all the window focus modes, and setting it to 'click' works best, but not completely. I use 2 monitors, and with 'click' if I select a window on the other screen and then click on the fullscreen app on the first screen, it clicks through again, so not a working solution.

In any case, using 'sloppy/mouse' window select mode is essential for me, so using 'click' would be a regression for my workflow, even if it worked.

I really hope there's a solution to this, as it really affects the use of my PC. Not sure if this is an Arch bug, since I've not experienced in Fedora w. Gnome-Shell (though this is with Gnome 3.10, have to try a newer Fedora release).

SudoReboot

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Registered: 2015-04-25

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

I have this issue as well and I can not find anything about it anywhere on the internet except this thread. It's maddening that I have to go into overview mode and back in to be able to click on my fullscreen window again after changing focus between monitors. Sometimes it turns click-through even if I have done nothing since going fullscreen (HTML5 videos on youtube). I have tried both sloppy and click to focus and while the latter improves the situation a bit it does not eliminate the problem. I would really like to know what causes this and how I can fix it.

What is even weirder is how the click-through switches the mouse buttons. When I left click the HTML5 youtube fullscreen video it gives me the right click menu from the desktop.

Last edited by SudoReboot (2015-04-25 14:45:06)

randall

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From: Dallas, TX

Registered: 2010-01-02

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

There is an existing upstream bug report here:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=738719

The following workaround was suggested by one of the mutter developers:

1) Run 'Looking Glass' (Alt+F2, type 'lg', hit enter)
2) Enter 'Meta.disable_unredirect_for_screen(global.screen);'

Last edited by randall (2015-04-25 19:59:23)

SudoReboot

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Thanks a ton! My DE just went from nearly unusable to fully functional.

randall

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Glad to help.

SudoReboot

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

It seems like I have to re-enable this workaround every time I restart my session. Is there any way to automate this? What's the command line equivalent?

Thanks

progandy

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

It seems like I have to re-enable this workaround every time I restart my session. Is there any way to automate this? What's the command line equivalent?

Thanks

I suggest you install a shell extension:
https://github.com/kazysmaster/gnome-sh … unredirect
https://mytechnicalthoughts.wordpress.c … extension/

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| alias CUTF='LANG=en_XX.UTF-8@POSIX ' | alias ENGLISH='LANG=C.UTF-8 ' |

SudoReboot

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Re: [SOLVED] GNOME: Fullscreen windows are click-through

Thank you! That will do nicely for now.