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[Pedro Villavicencio <pedro@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need
to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments.
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** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  Focus is mouse-dependent when using dual monitors despite
  apps/metacity/general/focus_mode = click

Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: metacity

  BACKGROUND
  - Hardware: Asus P5N32-SLI motherboard with two NVidia GeForce 7600GS video cards (and a monitor attached to each of them) and plain USB mouse
  - Software: Ubuntu 10.10; nouveau (libdrm-nouveau1 version 2.4.21-1ubuntu2.1, xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20100805); GNOME 2.32.0; metacity 1:2.30.2-0ubuntu1.
  - Metacity setting: apps/metacity/general/focus_mode = click (= System / Preferences / Windows / UNTICK "Select windows when the mouse moves over them")
  - other info as per attached files

  PROBLEM
  - The dual monitors are configured as two X screens, out of necessity rather than desire (same configuration as described in my post to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/316514 ).
  - Moving a mouse within a window doesn't move the focus (as you'd expect; the Metacity setting requires that you click on a window to activate it/give it the focus). This is good.
  - Moving the mouse from one screen to the other moves the focus (from the "currently active" window in one screen to the "currently active" window in the other. This is the problem.
  - This causes trouble (e.g. using the keyboard to delete a bunch of stuff from one application; accidentally knock the mouse a small distance sideways into the other screen; delete stuff from the wrong application by mistake).
  - My feeling is that the mouse should be allowed to wander freely without the focus changing, until you click something.
  - Am not wholly sure whether this is an xorg or a metacity bug (or a bug in the interface between the two).

  If anybody knows a fix for this I'd love to hear it!
  Many thanks,
  Rudolf.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  DRM.card0.VGA.1:
   status: disconnected
   enabled: disabled
   dpms: Off
   modes: 
   edid-base64:
  DRM.card1.VGA.2:
   status: disconnected
   enabled: disabled
   dpms: Off
   modes: 
   edid-base64:
  Date: Wed Jan 19 17:50:19 2011
  DkmsStatus:
   vboxhost, 3.2.12, 2.6.35-23-generic, i686: installed 
   vboxhost, 3.2.12, 2.6.35-24-generic, i686: installed
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-hostname--root ro
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  dmi.bios.date: 12/19/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0901
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P5N32-SLI-SE-Deluxe
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0901:bd12/19/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5N32-SLI-SE-Deluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           maverick
   architecture:       i686
   kernel:             2.6.35-24-generic

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