Opensuse 10.1, KDE 3.5.4a and Focus Follows Mouse

Jeremy Baker

25 Aug 2006 25 Aug '06

12:05

Just got an update of KDE on Aug 23, and afterwards, I was having a lot of trouble with overlapping windows and window focus. Essentially, when two windows would overlap on a desktop I was looking at, they would usually (probably 60% of the time) start flickering as soon as the mouse got over one of them. By flickering, I mean that focus would switch from the upper window to the lower window quite rapidly, my CPU usage would go through the roof, and it would be hard to do anything with the system. Switching to another desktop would cause the problem to cease, but upon returning to the desktop with the overlapping windows, it would start again. The one action that I have taken that seems to have caused this behaviour to cease, is that I turned off the focus follow mouse feature. It really sucks, because I like that feature, but hopefully this is just a bug with the current release of KDE that will be fixed soon. Can anyone else who is running my version of KDE verify that this is a problem? -- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

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lostson

25 Aug 25 Aug

12:45

New subject: [SLE] Opensuse 10.1, KDE 3.5.4a and Focus Follows Mouse

On Friday 25 August 2006 07:05, Jeremy Baker wrote:

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Just got an update of KDE on Aug 23, and afterwards, I was having a lot of trouble with overlapping windows and window focus. Essentially, when two windows would overlap on a desktop I was looking at, they would usually (probably 60% of the time) start flickering as soon as the mouse got over one of them. By flickering, I mean that focus would switch from the upper window to the lower window quite rapidly, my CPU usage would go through the roof, and it would be hard to do anything with the system. Switching to another desktop would cause the problem to cease, but upon returning to the desktop with the overlapping windows, it would start again. The one action that I have taken that seems to have caused this behaviour to cease, is that I turned off the focus follow mouse feature. It really sucks, because I like that feature, but hopefully this is just a bug with the current release of KDE that will be fixed soon. Can anyone else who is running my version of KDE verify that this is a problem? -- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

I'm getting this same problem. Started after and update yesterday, very annoying. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org /\ \ \ \__/ \__/ \ \ (oo) (oo) \_\/~~\_/~~\_ _.-~===========~-._ (___________________) \_______/ I Want To Believe

lostson

12:50

New subject: [SLE] Opensuse 10.1, KDE 3.5.4a and Focus Follows Mouse

On Friday 25 August 2006 07:45, lostson wrote:

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On Friday 25 August 2006 07:05, Jeremy Baker wrote:

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Just got an update of KDE on Aug 23, and afterwards, I was having a lot of trouble with overlapping windows and window focus. Essentially, when two windows would overlap on a desktop I was looking at, they would usually (probably 60% of the time) start flickering as soon as the mouse got over one of them. By flickering, I mean that focus would switch from the upper window to the lower window quite rapidly, my CPU usage would go through the roof, and it would be hard to do anything with the system. Switching to another desktop would cause the problem to cease, but upon returning to the desktop with the overlapping windows, it would start again. The one action that I have taken that seems to have caused this behaviour to cease, is that I turned off the focus follow mouse feature. It really sucks, because I like that feature, but hopefully this is just a bug with the current release of KDE that will be fixed soon. Can anyone else who is running my version of KDE verify that this is a problem? -- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

I'm getting this same problem. Started after and update yesterday, very annoying.

Just found this! In the control center turn on auto raise and delay focus and leave them at the default settings and it clears this right up. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org /\ \ \ \__/ \__/ \ \ (oo) (oo) \_\/~~\_/~~\_ _.-~===========~-._ (___________________) \_______/ I Want To Believe

Jeremy Baker

13:42

New subject: [SLE] Opensuse 10.1, KDE 3.5.4a and Focus Follows Mouse

On Friday 25 August 2006 08:49, lostson wrote:

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On Friday 25 August 2006 07:45, lostson wrote:

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On Friday 25 August 2006 07:05, Jeremy Baker wrote:

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Just got an update of KDE on Aug 23, and afterwards, I was having a lot of trouble with overlapping windows and window focus. Essentially, when two windows would overlap on a desktop I was looking at, they would usually (probably 60% of the time) start flickering as soon as the mouse got over one of them. By flickering, I mean that focus would switch from the upper window to the lower window quite rapidly, my CPU usage would go through the roof, and it would be hard to do anything with the system. Switching to another desktop would cause the problem to cease, but upon returning to the desktop with the overlapping windows, it would start again. The one action that I have taken that seems to have caused this behaviour to cease, is that I turned off the focus follow mouse feature. It really sucks, because I like that feature, but hopefully this is just a bug with the current release of KDE that will be fixed soon. Can anyone else who is running my version of KDE verify that this is a problem? -- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

I'm getting this same problem. Started after and update yesterday, very annoying.

Just found this! In the control center turn on auto raise and delay focus and leave them at the default settings and it clears this right up.

I had only been using the auto raise, not the delay focus. You seem to be right, turning on the delay focus causes the problem to abate. Thanks -- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

lostson

13:49

New subject: [SLE] Opensuse 10.1, KDE 3.5.4a and Focus Follows Mouse

On Friday 25 August 2006 08:43, Jeremy Baker wrote:

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On Friday 25 August 2006 08:49, lostson wrote:

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On Friday 25 August 2006 07:45, lostson wrote:

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On Friday 25 August 2006 07:05, Jeremy Baker wrote:

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Just got an update of KDE on Aug 23, and afterwards, I was having a lot of trouble with overlapping windows and window focus. Essentially, when two windows would overlap on a desktop I was looking at, they would usually (probably 60% of the time) start flickering as soon as the mouse got over one of them. By flickering, I mean that focus would switch from the upper window to the lower window quite rapidly, my CPU usage would go through the roof, and it would be hard to do anything with the system. Switching to another desktop would cause the problem to cease, but upon returning to the desktop with the overlapping windows, it would start again. The one action that I have taken that seems to have caused this behaviour to cease, is that I turned off the focus follow mouse feature. It really sucks, because I like that feature, but hopefully this is just a bug with the current release of KDE that will be fixed soon. Can anyone else who is running my version of KDE verify that this is a problem? -- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

I'm getting this same problem. Started after and update yesterday, very annoying.

Just found this! In the control center turn on auto raise and delay focus and leave them at the default settings and it clears this right up.

I had only been using the auto raise, not the delay focus. You seem to be right, turning on the delay focus causes the problem to abate. Thanks

Yeah I usually only use auto raise as well, gonna have to dig some more and maybe file a bug.

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-- Jeremy Baker GnuPGP fingerprint = EE66 AC49 E008 E09A 7A2A 0195 50EF 580B EDBB 95B6

-- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org /\ \ \ \__/ \__/ \ \ (oo) (oo) \_\/~~\_/~~\_ _.-~===========~-._ (___________________) \_______/ I Want To Believe

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