[ubuntu-uk] Firefox not getting focus

[Matt Wheeler]

On 25 July 2010 10:07, mac <ammonius.grammaticus at gmx.co.uk> wrote:
> Mark Fraser wrote:
> <snip>
>> I haven't been able to get Firefox to gain focus like that since doing a clean
>> install of Kubuntu 10.04.
>
> I don't think the issue is caused by the OS, as I see it on machines
> running Hardy, Karmic and Lucid (and with various versions of Liferea).
>  It has only recently started, and I suspect Firefox Ver 3.6.7.
>
> Now, I know one or two folk here use Firefox.  :-)
>
> Some also use Liferea;  and I guess at least a few must have Liferea set
> to open items in the browser?  So has anyone else noticed that Firefox
> no longer gets focus after you click the space bar, say, to open a
> Liferea item?  (I can't believe that Mark and me are the only people
> plagued by this change.)
>
> And if you've also found a fix to restore the previous behaviour of FF,
> it would be really good to hear it.  :-)

I'm also experiencing the same behaviour, but I actually prefer it. I
don't really like apps stealing focus (even if I did click on a link)


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