[Bug 1218174] [NEW] Firefox steals keyboard focus for one window
Sridhar Dhanapalan
sridhar+bugs at dhanapalan.com
Thu Aug 29 04:01:38 UTC 2013
Public bug reported:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Firefox. I have a session that is restored on start-up, which contains multiple windows and tab groups.
2. Use it for a few minutes (the exact amount varies).
3. Switch to another Firefox window that is already open. Don't open a new window. You can use Alt+` if you want.
4. Start typing - text, keyboard commands, etc.
What I expect to see: My keystrokes should to to the window I just made
active.
What actually happens: My keystrokes go to the window I previously was
in.
If I want the keyboard focus to be on the window I just switched to, I
need to:
1. Open a new window (Ctrl+N).
2. Immediately close that window.
This gives the keyboard focus to the window that is now in front. I have
to repeat these steps every time I want to change to another window -
very annoying!
There is no problem with other apps. This is a Firefox-specific problem.
I have tried to selectively disable my extensions to see if one of them
is the culprit. I have also turned off focus prevention in Compiz. No
luck.
I have this problem on two computers running Unity on Ubuntu 13.04
amd64. It seems to be a little similar to #589116 and #584513, but I do
not think it is the same.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: firefox 23.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: sridhar 2249 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130803192641
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Thu Aug 29 13:20:48 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-02 (57 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
IpRoute:
default via 10.1.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
10.1.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.1.3 metric 9
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
MarkForUpload: True
PrefSources:
prefs.js
[Profile]/extensions/{E0B8C461-F8FB-49b4-8373-FE32E9252800}/defaults/preferences/defaults.js
[Profile]/extensions/isreaditlater at ideashower.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
[Profile]/extensions/donottrackplus at abine.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
PATH=(custom, user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=23.0/20130803192641 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions:
google-talkplugin 4.4.2.0-1
totem-mozilla 3.6.3-0ubuntu6
rhythmbox-mozilla 2.98-0ubuntu5
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/20/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: G6ET66WW (2.10 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 3443CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Win8 STD DPK TPG
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG6ET66WW(2.10):bd11/20/2012:svnLENOVO:pn3443CTO:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon:rvnLENOVO:rn3443CTO:rvrWin8STDDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 3443CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring
** Description changed:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Firefox. I have a session that is restored on start-up, which contains multiple windows and tab groups.
2. Use it for a few minutes (the exact amount varies).
- 3. Switch to another Firefox window that is already open (don't open a new window).
+ 3. Switch to another Firefox window that is already open. Don't open a new window. You can use Alt+` if you want.
4. Start typing - text, keyboard commands, etc.
What I expect to see: My keystrokes should to to the window I just made
active.
What actually happens: My keystrokes go to the window I previously was
in.
If I want the keyboard focus to be on the window I just switched to, I
need to:
1. Open a new window (Ctrl+N).
2. Immediately close that window.
This gives the keyboard focus to the window that is now in front. I have
to repeat these steps every time I want to change to another window -
very annoying!
There is no problem with other apps. This is a Firefox-specific problem.
I have tried to selectively disable my extensions to see if one of them
is the culprit. I have also turned off focus prevention in Compiz. No
luck.
I have this problem on two computers running Unity on Ubuntu 13.04
amd64. It seems to be a little similar to #589116 and #584513, but I do
not think it is the same.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: firefox 23.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
- USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
- /dev/snd/controlC0: sridhar 2249 F.... pulseaudio
+ USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
+ /dev/snd/controlC0: sridhar 2249 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130803192641
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Thu Aug 29 13:20:48 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
- # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
- auto lo
- iface lo inet loopback
+ # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
+ auto lo
+ iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-02 (57 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
IpRoute:
- default via 10.1.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
- 10.1.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.1.3 metric 9
- 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
+ default via 10.1.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
+ 10.1.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.1.3 metric 9
+ 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
MarkForUpload: True
PrefSources:
- prefs.js
- [Profile]/extensions/{E0B8C461-F8FB-49b4-8373-FE32E9252800}/defaults/preferences/defaults.js
- [Profile]/extensions/isreaditlater at ideashower.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
- [Profile]/extensions/donottrackplus at abine.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
+ prefs.js
+ [Profile]/extensions/{E0B8C461-F8FB-49b4-8373-FE32E9252800}/defaults/preferences/defaults.js
+ [Profile]/extensions/isreaditlater at ideashower.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
+ [Profile]/extensions/donottrackplus at abine.com/defaults/preferences/prefs.js
ProcEnviron:
- LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
- PATH=(custom, user)
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
- LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+ LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
+ PATH=(custom, user)
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=23.0/20130803192641 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions:
- google-talkplugin 4.4.2.0-1
- totem-mozilla 3.6.3-0ubuntu6
- rhythmbox-mozilla 2.98-0ubuntu5
+ google-talkplugin 4.4.2.0-1
+ totem-mozilla 3.6.3-0ubuntu6
+ rhythmbox-mozilla 2.98-0ubuntu5
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/20/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: G6ET66WW (2.10 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 3443CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Win8 STD DPK TPG
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG6ET66WW(2.10):bd11/20/2012:svnLENOVO:pn3443CTO:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon:rvnLENOVO:rn3443CTO:rvrWin8STDDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 3443CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
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