GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 564694
Clicking on a window list entry sometimes minimizes a hidden window instead of surfacing it
Last modified: 2009-01-08 19:26:51 UTC
Please describe the problem: When the focus is set to follow the mouse, clicking the entry for a window which is partly hidden behind another window sometimes minimizes it rather than bringing it to the surface. This appears to happen because the mouse cursor can pass over the partly hidden window, momentarily giving it the focus; the Window List seems to assume that since it had the focus it must be at the top of the z-order, and so it gets minimized instead of raised. Steps to reproduce: 1. Set "focus follows mouse" mode 2. Arrange two windows so that they overlap 3. Move the mouse over the partly-hidden window on the way to the Window List, and click its Window List entry Actual results: The partly hidden window is minimized Expected results: The partly hidden window should be raised to the top of the z-order Does this happen every time? Yes Other information: This bug has been around for years.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 491436 ***