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Message #14314
[Bug 762058] Re: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty after gnome screensaver, can't click or focus
Not having an issue now right after a screen lock, however windows are
still unclickable at times which is probably the same bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/840285
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/834034
Or I'll try to minimize a window and it won't minimize, but will. The
window will stay there, but when I click it will click through to the
desktop. I can make the highlight box with my mouse to highlight
folders and other icons on the desktop. However, I CAN alt-click, and
then it suddenly WILL click on the window. It makes no sense...what
freaky bugs...
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762058
Title:
Ubuntu 11.04 Natty after gnome screensaver, can't click or focus
Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver
Surprised if no one else has reported this, but it is an intermittent
thing. I've been using 11.04 throughout alpha and beta for a while
now, and have even done a fresh install...
Now and then, after gnome-screensaver is enabled either by locking the
screen or automatically after the inactivity time runs out, after
unlocking the screen and coming out of gnome-screensaver, window focus
will act like it is stolen by an invisible program. Clicking on
windows will move them to the foreground, but not make them the active
window via window title highlighting. If I continue to alt-tab and
click around, especially after clicking on menus, the problem will get
worse to the point that I can't click anywhere or do anything on the
desktop at all, even with most keyboard shortcuts. Alt-tab no longer
works. Menus aren't displayed. Windows aren't movable via alt-left-
click-dragging. However, I can do alt-F2 to pull up a run box, and I
can ctrl-alt-F# out to another tty.
While in gnome-terminal, I noticed that the cursor would only be
selected for 5 seconds or so at a time before being inactive for 5
seconds, rinse, repeat, making it difficult to type things. Killing
gnome-screensaver puts a stop to this, but does NOT fix any other
problem with the desktop being unresponsive to most keyboard or mouse
shortcuts. To me, that would seem to indicate a problem with gnome-
screensaver, and perhaps why killing the process doesn't completely
fix it is due to some lingering X issue that gnome-screensaver caused.
Add to that the fact this only happens after a gnome-screensaver
unlock, and it's pretty convincing that it is the problem, though
perhaps Compiz or whatever compositing manager could be compounding
the issue?
I find it hard that I'm the only one who has noticed this intermittent
issue. It's almost like there is a stuck key suddenly, and my
keyboard is going bad, but I doubt it because nothing I hit or do will
fix this problem, yet after a restart everything is fine, while a
stuck key would immediately make the problem occur again.
Anyone else find this bug?
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