Bug 213219 – KWin focus goes berzerk

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Bug 213219 - KWin focus goes berzerk

Summary:	KWin focus goes berzerk

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	kdebase (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Ngo Than
QA Contact:	Ben Levenson
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Duplicates:	214265 (view as bug list)
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Reported:	2006-10-31 06:00 EST by Tim Smith
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:11 EST (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	FC5/FC6 release
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2006-11-02 09:30:34 EST
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upstream patch for kde bug #135250 (2.34 KB, patch) 2006-11-02 07:58 EST, Rex Dieter	no flags	Details \| Diff
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

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Description Tim Smith 2006-10-31 06:00:16 EST

Description of problem:
When using any of KWin's focus-follows-mouse type modes (i.e. not 
click-to-focus), KWin can go insane flipping the focus between the new window 
and the previously active window, when the windows overlap. This renders the 
entire desktop unusable until it sorts itself out, which can take some 
minutes. The more widgets there are in the affected windows, the longer it 
takes. For example, when the KDE control panel is involved, you might as well 
go make a cup of tea...

As a workaround, setting a non-zero focus delay (e.g. 10ms) appears to make 
things behave normally.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kdebase-3.5.5-0.1.fc6

How reproducible: 100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set KWin to focus-follows-mouse using Control Panel
2. Turn focus-delay OFF
3. Turn Auto-Raise OFF
4. Set up any two windows so that they overlap.
5. Waggle the mouse so that focus flips between them.
6. Watch the fun.
  
This problem appears on i686 and x86_64. It does not appear (AFAICT) on a KDE 
3.5.5 from the kde-redhat repository.
Turning focus-stealing prevention off does not fix it. I haven't tried 
increasing it beyond "low".

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2006-10-31 11:49:28 EST

Reproducible with kdebase-3.5.5-0.1.fc5 x86_64
This bug is described as resolved in 
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135250

Someone should probably backport the patch listed there.

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2006-10-31 12:18:47 EST

I rebuilt kdebase-3.5.5-0.1.fc5 rebuilt with the patch mentioned.  Focus 
problem goes away.

I did have to change the diff header in the patch to add the kwin 
subdirectory.

Comment 3 Rex Dieter 2006-11-02 07:58:12 EST

Created attachment 140120 [details]
upstream patch for kde bug #135250

Comment 4 Rex Dieter 2006-11-02 07:59:02 EST

I can confirm the upstream patch works as advertised.

Comment 5 Ngo Than 2006-11-02 09:30:34 EST

I will push new kdebase including this fix into FC5/FC6 update today. Many 
thanks for your report. Rex, thank for verifying this patch!

Comment 6 Ngo Than 2006-11-07 10:39:58 EST

*** Bug 214265 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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