Description of problem: Having focus_new_windows set to its default value (i.e. smart), new windows never get focus which is supposed to be more a 'strict' behaviour. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.22.0-3.fc9.i386 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start Fedora 9 in Gnome having Metacity its default WM 2. Open gnome-terminal 3. Open another gnome-terminal Actual results: The first gnome-terminal will keep focus and remain displayed above the newly opened gnome-terminal Expected results: The newly opened gnome-terminal should take focus and raise above the old one Additional info: As a workaround, I can restart metacity with 'metacity --replace' and behaviour is changed back to normal/expected.
Sorry. Turns out that Devil's pie was causing this. Adding '(focus)' to its settings file fixed this problem. Interesting that I haven't had such experience with any of the previous releases of Fedora although I have always been using Devil's pie.