Calibre steals focus in Linux Mint, Cinnamon

oldbwl · 05-12-2013, 08:27 AM

I am using the latest version of Calibre installed in /opt of Linux Mint 14 - Cinnamon.

If I set Calibre a one or many tasks say convert a dozen books and then load another program whilst it works in the background, I am finding that as soon as Calibre finishes the tasks, freshes the book list etc, it steals the focus and brings Calibre to the top window.

At first I thought the window I was working with had suddenly quit. It was a minute or two before I realised what had actually happened. I can repoduce it at will.

I am not certain if this is down to Linux or Calibre or the DE Cinnamon. I was going to load a different Desktop e.g. Mate to test again, but I thought I would ask here beforehand.

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 05-12-2013, 09:05 AM

This is due to whatever window manager you are using. When a job is finished, calibre notifies the system that it needs attention, what the system does about it is up to it. The normal thing to do is flash the calibre icon in the dock or the task bar.

oldbwl · 05-12-2013, 09:35 AM

I suspected that.

It is strange that that the flash on the task bar only has this effect when it is Calibre. But I will report this to the Cinnamon Dev's

Thanks for the quick response.

05-12-2013, 08:27 AM	#1
oldbwl Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 164 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Old Ynysybwl Device: Sony PRS-300	Calibre steals focus in Linux Mint, Cinnamon I am using the latest version of Calibre installed in /opt of Linux Mint 14 - Cinnamon. If I set Calibre a one or many tasks say convert a dozen books and then load another program whilst it works in the background, I am finding that as soon as Calibre finishes the tasks, freshes the book list etc, it steals the focus and brings Calibre to the top window. At first I thought the window I was working with had suddenly quit. It was a minute or two before I realised what had actually happened. I can repoduce it at will. I am not certain if this is down to Linux or Calibre or the DE Cinnamon. I was going to load a different Desktop e.g. Mate to test again, but I thought I would ask here beforehand. Thanks

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05-12-2013, 09:05 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,017 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This is due to whatever window manager you are using. When a job is finished, calibre notifies the system that it needs attention, what the system does about it is up to it. The normal thing to do is flash the calibre icon in the dock or the task bar.

05-12-2013, 09:35 AM	#3
oldbwl Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 164 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Old Ynysybwl Device: Sony PRS-300	I suspected that. It is strange that that the flash on the task bar only has this effect when it is Calibre. But I will report this to the Cinnamon Dev's Thanks for the quick response.

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