** Summary changed: - Cannot set applications to start minimized on Task List in Xfce's window manager settings + User interface of focused application is covered by another application's new window in Xfce
** Description changed: - A few applications start slowly and I think it would be good, if you - could do something else on your computer meanwhile. Especially after - logging in system restoring a session may open a lot of applications and - you have to wait. Window Manager settings include option to not to give - focus to newly created windows, but it does not help much, if windows - keep popping up and you can not see the user interface of the - application you are using. + A few applications start slowly (especially by older hardware) and I + think it would be productive, if you could do something else – e.g. read + mail – by the computer meanwhile. Especially restoring last session in + Xfce may open a lot of applications and even more windows you have to + wait. Window Manager settings include an option not to give focus to + newly created windows, but it does not help much, if windows keep + popping up covering the user interface of the application you are using. + Gnome and KDE handle this case much better. - I am not sure, if the global setting would be the best solution. Many - applications can be started minimized by kstart --iconify. A notable - exception is Firefox, see Bug 211533. + That is not the whole issue: Also dialogs of background applications may + pop up. This is also problem in Gnome; see Bug #67476. - Xubuntu 8.04. + By the way many applications can be started minimized by kstart + --iconify. A notable exception is Firefox, see Bug #211533. + + In summary: + + An application may never interrupt user using another application. More + specifically, an application may never steal focus or pop up a window + while user is using another application, except when explicitly + requested to do so by user (usually when starting an application from + Applications menu or raising it from task list etc.). Even then user may + choose to cancel the request by using another application, e.g. by + typing in a text editor or clicking on an application. User should be + informed about a new window opened in background by e.g. blinking + respective item in task list or system tray. + + Bug is present in Xubuntu 8.04. -- User interface of focused application is covered by another application's new window in Xfce https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250101 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
