[Bug 2085570] [NEW] Focus not changing to Firefox browser's desktop and window when email link is clicked

[gldickens3]

Public bug reported:

I am running Kubuntu 24.10 having just upgraded from 24.04. After the
upgrade, when I click on email links in Thunderbird, a new tab is
created in my Firefox window but the focus does not switch to the
Firefox desktop and window as it has always done in the past. This is
especially annoying since I run Thunderbird and Firefox in different
virtual desktops. So, after clicking on a link, I then have to switch
virtual desktops in order to see the link's webpage in Firefox.

I've done some testing and I suspect that this problem is specific to
Firefox. That is, when I use Chrome instead of Firefox then the
Thunderbird link works properly and changes the focus to the desktop and
window with Chrome running as it should.

I have tested this on my installation that was upgraded from Kubuntu
24.04 to 24.10 and on a fresh installation. In both cases, the focus
does not switch to the desktop with Firefox when Firefox is set to the
default browser. Likewise, in both cases, the focus switches properly to
the desktop with Chrome when Chrome is set to the default browser.

My google searches indicated that, in the past, this type of issue has
been related to xdg activation bugs or configuration issues under
Wayland.

In other words, this looks like a Firefox bug in Kubuntu.

Does anybody have any other ideas?

Thanks,

Gordon

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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