every so often, i get weird cursor focus problems

[Jim Byrnes]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
>    occasionally, i've run into the problem where my entire desktop
> enters some strange state where i can't activate a window by simply
> clicking on it, i can't switch virtual desktops, and a bunch of other
> oddities that seem related to mouse focus of some kind.  in fact, it's
> happening right now.  any suggestions?
>
>    ubuntu pre-maverick.
>
> rday
>

Just happened to me for the first time yesterday.  Your exact symptoms 
and more. Try pushing the esc key a few times, this eventually let me 
shutdown.  I rebooted twice but the problems remained and I thought I 
was hosed.  The third time I rebooted all was well, just like it never 
happened.

Regards,  Jim