Indeed gnome-terminal does still block under, although I hadn't noticed in 5 years and I expect the reason is latency, <2 seconds block under Metacity and >5 seconds under Compiz.
** Project changed: unity => gnome-terminal ** Also affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - Focus stolen from terminal for ~5 seconds after right-click open URL + Gnome-terminal blocks input/looses focus for ~2-5 seconds after right-click open URL -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683612 Title: Gnome-terminal blocks input/looses focus for ~2-5 seconds after right-click open URL -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs