Yes, 'click to focus' is disabled. While verifying that setting in CompizConfig Manager I found the 'Focus Desktop' toggle and disabled it. This disabled the desktop from grabbing focus when traversing it with the mouse and fixed the problem.
Thanks @azzar1 for pointing me in the right direction. ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1606309 Title: Difficult to access menu options for non-full screen apps on global menu bar To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1606309/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs