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Description of problem:
(I have some concern over which component this should be reported under.)
After restart and login to a gnome session, Alt-tab will not switch to
an open terminal window (part of saved setup).  Cntl-Alt-(arrow)
switches workspace successfully, but flashes a glimpse of another
workspace.  Alt-tab will not switch to (activate) an open terminal in
the just-entered workspace.

The mouse can be used to select a terminal.  Subsequently, Alt-tab
switching works in that workspace, but changing workspaces again (e.g.
via Cntl-Alt-(arrow)) results in Alt-tab switching to the previously
selected terminal in the previous workspace without the workspace
changing.  In other words, you end up with no selected window in your
current workspace.

Repeated Alt-tabbing, just to be obnoxious, may lock up X.  After
another restart, the problem repeats until a window containing another
app is opened.  Then behavior returns to mormal.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. close all apps, but leave a terminal window or 2 in each workspace 
2. logout, saving current setup, restart for good measure
3. log into gnome
4. Alt-tab to activate a terminal window (fails)
5. Cntl-Alt-(arrow) to another workspace (flashes back to first
workspace), but makes the change
6. Alt-tab to choose/activate an open terminal window (fails)
7. click in a terminal window (works)
8. Cntl-Alt-(arrow) to another workspace (flashes previous workspace)
9. Alt-tab to select a terminal in the workspace (alternately
activates a terminal in previous workspace - go look for it)
10. open an application from a launcher (problems go away)
    

Actual Results:  (see notes in Steps to Reproduce)
Initial use of Alt-tab switching fails.  Initial use of
Cntl-Alt-(arrow) workspace switching behaves abnormally.  Alt-tab
switches to windows outside the active workspace.  Alt-tab leaves an
active (flashing) cursor in an inactive terminal window.

Expected Results:  On entering a workspace, Alt-tab should activate an
existing window -- in this case a terminal.  Cntl-Alt-(arrow) should
switch smoothly to another workspace, with no flashing of other
workspace images.  Alt-tab switching should move between windows in
the current workspace only.  An active (flashing) cursor should not
appear in an inactive terminal window.

Additional info:

The problem may appear after returning from a screen-lock condition. 
Other strange behavior was noted when Alt-tab failed to select a
terminal window -- typing "cd .." activated the screen saver and
locked the screen.  This was repeatable until I wised up to the fact
that no terminal window was active (in spite of the flashing cursor).
 Once a window had been selected using the mouse, I couldn't cd to the
screen saver anymore.