*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 2107678 ***
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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 2107678
focus stealing prevention fails for keyboard only when switching to firefox
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2122693
Title:
Keyboard input goes to previous window after switching in GNOME Shell
on Ubuntu 24.04
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Description:
After switching focus to a different application window in GNOME Shell on
Ubuntu 24.04, typing input is intermittently sent to the previously active
window instead of the newly focused one. This occurs roughly every third window
switch and happens regardless of "focus follows mouse" or similar focus
settings. The issue is reproducible with multiple native and non-native
applications and causes significant workflow disruption.
Expected behavior:
Keyboard input should always be directed to the currently focused window
immediately upon switching.
Actual behavior:
Keyboard input is mistakenly directed to the last previously focused window,
despite the active window appearing visually focused.
Environment:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
GNOME Shell 46.0
Extensions:
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X11 session (no “focus follows mouse” enabled)
$`gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences | grep focus`
org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'click'
org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-new-windows 'smart'
Multi-monitor setup (one additional screen usually, but occurs in
single screen mode similarly)
Steps to reproduce:
Switch from one window to another (via mouse click or keyboard shortcut).
Start typing.
Observe that the input is sent to the prior window rather than the currently
focused window (and archiving mail messages, deleting stuff or whatever
shortcuts are bound to usual keys in the previous app).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gnome-shell 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-1032.32-oem 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-1032-oem x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Sep 12 17:08:19 2025
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-02-08 (947 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220809.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 46.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.10
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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