(Sorry, that wasn't a reply to crdlb; I only just got the notification email.)
@crdlb: Your first paragraph sounds like a good solution. I'll try it out this evening and see what I find. Your second para is entirely correct, of course, but a failure there doesn't necessarily mean that it's the old selection owner's fault if it fails. -- compiz doesn't start if metacity compositor is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178953 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