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[Alan Jenkins <alan.christopher.jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Environment: Ubuntu classic, desktop effects disabled.

Dialog windows are not listed in the alt+tab window switcher.  When
switching to an application with an active dialog, the main window gets
the focus.

Expected behavior: the KDE desktop manages to get this right: it
switches to the active dialog instead.

I first noticed this with update-manager, where the "dialog" window (the
"downloading" window) seems to be a modal dialog, so the main window was
not responsive, *and yet it was not possible to switch to the modal
dialog window*!

But it's also true of the gedit "open" dialog, which is not modal.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: metacity 1:2.30.3-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 19 08:50:47 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: metacity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-19 (60 days ago)

** Affects: metacity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty unity-2d

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829232

Title:
  Keyboard access: window switcher excludes dialog windows

Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Environment: Ubuntu classic, desktop effects disabled.

  Dialog windows are not listed in the alt+tab window switcher.  When
  switching to an application with an active dialog, the main window
  gets the focus.

  Expected behavior: the KDE desktop manages to get this right: it
  switches to the active dialog instead.

  I first noticed this with update-manager, where the "dialog" window
  (the "downloading" window) seems to be a modal dialog, so the main
  window was not responsive, *and yet it was not possible to switch to
  the modal dialog window*!

  But it's also true of the gedit "open" dialog, which is not modal.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: metacity 1:2.30.3-0ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Aug 19 08:50:47 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: metacity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-19 (60 days ago)

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