I experienced this problem on a fresh Precise (12.04) installation. After adding the patch from git.xfce.org and rebuilding the package, the problem appears to be resolved.
The updated xfwm4 package is in my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~cernekee/+archive/ppa/+packages Is there a way this change could be rolled into the Precise updates? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998061 Title: xfce4 focus-follows-mouse doesn't always work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xfwm4/+bug/998061/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs