I found a corresponding bug report upstream : https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637915
It seems the problem only happens with compiz and not with metacity. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #637915 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637915 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1015658 Title: oeg doesn't take focus when started from nautilus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/1015658/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs