I can confirm this in Edgy, updated to the latest version. See also screenshot attached. In order to trigger the bug, I used command "sleep 10".
** Attachment added: "screenshpt.png" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4820517/screenshot.png ** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- gnome-terminal blocks X input in specific circumstances https://launchpad.net/bugs/65732 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs