Bug#256875: metacity: Alt-Tab fails to actually change windows

[Sebastien Bacher]

Le mar, 29/06/2004 =E0 12:15 -0400, Rob Speer a =E9crit :
> Package: metacity
> Version: 1:2.8.1-3
> Severity: important
>=20
> When I use alt-tab to switch windows, it seems to work as usual, until I =
let go
> of the alt key. At that point, the alt-tab window (with the icons) remain=
s on
> the screen (it shouldn't), and it doesn't go away until I press a key - a=
t
> which point, the window that originally had focus still has focus, so the
> alt-tab accomplished nothing.

Hi,

This bug is a xlibs bug, it has been reported several times and will be
fixed soon.

Here it is a fix from xfree's maintainer:

"A fix for this problem is available.  It comes in the form of a diff
to=20
/etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/pc.

To apply this fix:

1) Retrieve the patch from
   <URL: http://redwald.deadbeast.net/tmp/alt_tab_fix.diff > or the
   attachment to this mail.
2) Save the patch someplace.  I recommend /tmp.
3) Become root.
4) cd /
5) patch -p0 < /tmp/alt_tab_fix.diff
6) Go back to being a mere mortal user.
7) Restart your X session.  Advanced users may simply reload their
   keymap using setxkbmap(1x) with the proper arguments."


Cheers,

Sebastien Bacher