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axelectrik

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Registered: 2012-01-25

Posts: 126

[SOLVED] HIdden windows stealing focus

Well, I can't be sure is a FOCUS problem, this is the issue:

I'm using compiz, with emerald as window decorator.
Sometimes when emerald crashes (still can't find the trigger, is totally random), or just randomly; minimized windows are like invisible in desktop, if placing the mouse in top of where the window was, it still gets mouse focus, this "invisible" window can't be minimized or closed, the only way to remove it is to restore the hidden window and then minimize again.

Last edited by axelectrik (2015-06-02 23:31:51)

Chazza

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Registered: 2013-06-02

Posts: 506

Re: [SOLVED] HIdden windows stealing focus

Emerald is known to crash when international characters are displayed in the titlebar (installing ttf-droid fixed this one for me). It also crashes if you try to use some themes (usually legacy engine themes).

Before we go any further, are you using Compiz 0.8 or Compiz 0.9?

axelectrik

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Registered: 2012-01-25

Posts: 126

Re: [SOLVED] HIdden windows stealing focus

I'm using Compiz 0.9,

I didn't knew about the title issue, I just installed ttf-droid, we'll see if that fixes emerald crashes, thanks for the tip.

Chazza

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Registered: 2013-06-02

Posts: 506

Re: [SOLVED] HIdden windows stealing focus

Ok, well I've tried to reproduce the issue but I can't. In CCSM -> General Options -> Focus & Raise Behavior, is Focus Prevention Level set to Off? If it is, try setting it to Low instead and see if that helps.

axelectrik

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Registered: 2012-01-25

Posts: 126

Re: [SOLVED] HIdden windows stealing focus

Until now, I've had no problems changing that setting and the problem hasn't presented again.
Still, it wasn't something that occured everytime, so in case it happens I'll remove the solved mark.
Thank you a lot