Description of problem: There seems to be some kind of erratic and invisible mouse activity under VMware with Fedora 8. If I have two or more windows open, and I'm using focus-follows-mouse, I can sit back and not touch the mouse or keyboard and watch the focus jump between windows every 10-15 seconds. This happens under both KDE and Gnome. Also, tool-tips occasionally appear on random windows/buttons/etc. Again, I did not move the mouse and it's not hovering over these windows/buttons/etc. The cursor itself does not move (if it does, it's faster than my eyes can see). I'm using VMware Fusion on a Mac with OS X 10.5.0. This happens with both VMware Fusion 1.0 and 1.1RC1. vmware-tools is installed and configured. Fedora 7 focus-follows-mouse works just fine under VMware Fusion (both 1.0 and 1.1RC1). Immediately upon logging in, the focus might be fine. After I start working for a few minutes and opening & closing windows, something triggers this weird behavior. Workaround is to move back to click-to-focus. :( Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 8 (broken) xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.4.3-1.fc8 xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.15.2-1.fc8 Fedora 7 (works) xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.14.1-1.fc7 xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.4.0-2.1) How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Fedora 8 i386 under VMware Fusion (1.0 or 1.1RC1) and install VMware Tools and configure them. 2. Login to KDE or Gnome and configure it for focus-follows-mouse 3. Open up two or more windows 4. Place mouse over a window 5. Remove hands from keyboard & mouse 6. Watch as focus jumps to another window Actual results: Focus jumps to random windows, cursor remains stationary Tool-tips may appear over random windows or buttons occasionally Expected results: Focus stays with cursor Additional info: This may happen under other VMware products, too, e.g., VMware Workstation on Windows, but I don't have access to other products to test this. Fedora 7 works fine.
I just discovered another neat trick 1. open a window with a vertical scroll bar, e.g., a browser viewing this BZ 2. left-click and hold the scroll bar, but do not move the mouse 3. keep holding for 10-15 seconds and eventually it will jump to the very bottom of the page all on its own!
I think I found the solution to this. Actually, the Ubuntu community found the solution: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/109560 Basically, the new X server reports its version as 1.3.0 instead of 7.3.0 (why?), and vmware-config-tools.pl gets really confused by this. Editing the script to accept the new version number fixes the problem. Closing BZ.