Bug 44168

Summary: Window Focus / Window Foregound issue triggered by SNiFF+
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: konold
Component: generalAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description konold 2002-06-20 16:17:03 UTC
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kwin
Version:           KDE 3.0.0 
Severity:          normal
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
Compiler:          Not Specified
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified

When using SNiFF+ (a proprietary development suite incl. an editor repository...) new windows do not get to the front but are hidden by the main window. 

kdebase-2.1.1 did not have this problem.
I did not test with other kde versions except 2.1.1 and 3.0.

AFAIK SNiFF+ is written using a rather uncommon Toolkit form the ETH Zürich which probably does some strange things. (I experiences similar problems with JAVA applications in the past)

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
Comment 1 Cristian Tibirna 2002-06-21 03:31:11 UTC
On Thursday 20 June 2002 12:17 konold@kde.org wrote:
>
> When using SNiFF+ (a proprietary development suite incl. an editor
> repository...) new windows do not get to the front but are hidden by the
> main window.
>
> kdebase-2.1.1 did not have this problem.
> I did not test with other kde versions except 2.1.1 and 3.0.

Hello Martin

A similar bug report is perhaps already filled (sorry I write this in a 
hurry no time to check). It's a known issue and is related to Matthias 
Ettrich's new mechanism that denies new popped windows to steal focus from a 
window on which the user is active (typing). The mecanism was misbehaving 
with gimp sniff+ etc. but if I remember correctly Matthias already 
provided a correction.

Please try with a current CVS and if the issue is solved close this bug 
report (I don't have SnIFF+).

Thanks

-- 
Cristian Tibirna .. tibirna@sympatico.ca
PhD student .. ctibirna@giref.ulaval.ca .. www.giref.ulaval.ca/~ctibirna
KDE developer .. tibirna@kde.org .. www.kde.org
Comment 2 Lubos Lunak 2002-10-14 16:57:57 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 48786 ***