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** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Auto raise feature does not honor auto_raise_delay

Status in metacity package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I like windows to get the keyboard focus as I hove the mouse on them.
  And I like them to raise after a little while. I have been using this
  feature in Linux forever. I enabled this functionality in Oneiric
  (Ubuntu 11.10) through the following gconf settings:

  gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/focus_mode sloppy
  gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /apps/metacity/general/auto_raise true
  gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/auto_raise_delay 600

  (One can also see and edit these settings in the GUI application
  "gconf-editor".)

  I have Metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu4.1.

  The problem is that the last setting, auto_raise_delay, is not honored
  in this new Ubuntu version. This means a window is brought to the
  forefront as soon as the mouse hovers on it. This spoils the whole
  feature because you can't really switch to a window on the far end of
  the screen if another window is on the way and is larger than the
  window you want. The delay is absolutely essential to the usability of
  this feature.

  I am switching to Kubuntu as a result.

  Here is more detail on my configuration, though I don't think it is
  really relevant.

  $ gconftool -R /apps/metacity/general
   auto_maximize_windows = false
   action_middle_click_titlebar = lower
   button_layout = close,minimize,maximize:
   auto_raise_delay = 600
   compositing_manager = false
   workspace_switcher_keyboard_cycle = false
   raise_on_click = true
   visual_bell = false
   theme = Ambiance
   num_workspaces = 4
   focus_mode = sloppy
   resize_with_right_button = false
   action_double_click_titlebar = toggle_maximize
   visual_bell_type = frame_flash
   action_right_click_titlebar = menu
   titlebar_uses_system_font = false
   focus_new_windows = smart
   compositor_effects = true
   capture_before_unmap = false
   application_based = false
   audible_bell = true
   disable_workarounds = true
   titlebar_font = Ubuntu Bold 11
   reduced_resources = false
   auto_raise = true
   mouse_button_modifier = <Alt>
   show_maximized_titlebars = true

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