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Chat windows move focus to main steam window

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1301 · opened 2013-02-06 by undeadrattler · updated 2019-07-18 · 12 comments · github
Uundeadrattler 2013-02-06 github

With the latest steam cilent update, I have become unable to move the focus to the chat window and/or interact with it in any fashion other than through the windowmanager. I can move it with alt+click+drag, and I can close it with the right-click menu, but any keyboard and mouse interactions get sent to the main client window.

Steps to reproduce: 1)Run steam. 2)Attempt to message a friend or recieve a message.

System Information:

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    Speed: 3301 Mhz
    4 logical processors
    4 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Unsupported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Supported
    SSE42:  Supported

Network Information:
    Network Speed:  

Operating System Version:
    "NAME=Gentoo" (64 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.7.4-gentoo
    X Server vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server release:  11301901

Video Card:
    Driver:  NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 650 Ti/PCIe/SSE2

    Driver Version:  4.3.0 NVIDIA 313.18
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
    VendorID:  0x10de
    DeviceID:  0x11c6
    Number of Monitors:  2
    Number of Video Cards Not Detected
    Primary Display Resolution:  1440 x 900
    Desktop Resolution: 2820 x 1440
    Primary Display Size: 16.14" x 10.24"  (19.09" diag)
                                            41.0cm x 26.0cm  (48.5cm diag)
    Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
    Primary VRAM: 2048 MB
    Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x 

Sound card:
    Audio device: Realtek ALC892

Memory:
    RAM:  7951 Mb

Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    LANG:  en_US.UTF-8
    Microphone:  Not set
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  211544 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  125889 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:
    Mon Feb  4 17:43:09 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130204114245_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-3fedc3f7-dd44-4296-a53d-ebd052130204''
    Mon Feb  4 17:43:22 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130204114309_2.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-63372239-72af-41eb-aa18-fc9a52130204''
    Tue Feb  5 05:46:38 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130204234630_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-ba184c8e-af65-47a3-8940-3b2f92130204''
    Tue Feb  5 05:47:13 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130204234705_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-6d8cb1f7-3161-4faf-b2a3-aeeee2130204''
    Tue Feb  5 05:47:54 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130204234745_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-09a0b8e7-bc69-40d5-b77d-a51352130204''
    Wed Feb  6 03:33:07 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130205213258_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-d24f2d58-4c5b-49f5-bd06-7fac62130205''
Sscottlu 2013-02-06 github

When did this last work correctly for you? Which window manager are you running?

Could you please try this:

  • exit steam completely
  • open a terminal window and type:

cd ~/.local/share/Steam
STEAM_RUNTIME=0 ./steam.sh

And see if the problem still exists.

Thanks.

Uundeadrattler 2013-02-06 github

I recieve "couldn't set up Steam Runtime, running low on disk space?" error windows, when I've plenty of disk space yet (122G avail).

$ STEAM_RUNTIME=0 ./steam.sh 
Running Steam on gentoo  64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is disabled by the user
Unpack runtime failed, error code 1

I also still get the issue; However, It does seem to be something with my window manager, as minimizing and restoring the chat window seems to fix the issue (don't know why I didn't try this before...)

I'm running E17 with two monitors. The mouse is currently set to sloppy focus, although the only issue that's ever caused me is steam's menus disappearing if I move too quickly :smile:

Sscottlu 2013-02-06 github

Can you please try to reproduce this focus problem on Unity, Gnome, or KDE? E17 isn't yet supported by Steam.

Uundeadrattler 2013-02-06 github

I'm sorry, but enlightenment IS supported - As long as this application follows agreed upon standards such as the ICCCM, or hopefully the more up-to-date EWMH, then it follows the same window focus methods as it would under kWin or Metacity or Compiz/Emerald.
The window manager is not the issue, the way the client is implemented is. I am currently pulling ICCCM and EWMH stats for each window steam produces, and will place them here soon.

MMrSchism 2013-02-06 github

On an aside, I can't replicate this on XFCE (xfwm4) or Mint14.1's Cinnamon.

I dig E17, but I've had it perform strangely... so frequently that I stopped using it on my netbook. I'll use it in VMs for testing and whatnot.... but that's about it.

Uundeadrattler 2013-02-06 github

I disagree that it behaves unexpectedly, and this is the first (and only!) application that I've had focus issues with. E17 is perfectly stable, and I have been running it since it was still in beta testing as my main window manager. It certainly is different than metacity/cinnamon or kwin or xfwm4, but it does the same job complying to the same freedesktop, xdg, etc... standards.

Uundeadrattler 2013-02-06 github

The issue seems to have resolved itself, at least here on my end. I think restarting steam was all that was necessary. I'll still upload the netWM and ICCCM data though, for future use.

Uundeadrattler 2013-02-06 github

looks like I closed it too early; after some investigating, the window has the 'hidden' setting set when it first spawns, but not after minimizing and restoring, so it's something with the window that steam creates, not the window manager. here are the images showing the state of the windows steam produces.

Sscottlu 2013-02-06 github

Thanks for your replies. Steam has a bug, no question, however we're prioritizing finding and fixing bugs that occur on Unity / Gnome / KDE first. So my first question is, does this bug reproduce on one of those desktop managers?

Uundeadrattler 2013-02-07 github

Unfortunately, I don't have any of those environments currently installed, and do not plan to install any of them.

Rr4-xx 2013-04-23 github

I'm guessing no further development has come in regards to this issue?

DD1g1ta1 2013-05-28 github

Im having the same problem as undeadrattler ...

And i have a temp solution till someone over at valve addresses this issue.

The way i got the chat window to activate was hold down the alt key
right click on the bar where you would drag the chat window around
from there you would select move to
move to another desktop, a desktop not activated.
You will notice you now can move that window around; move to that desktop and drag the chat window back into the main desktop and then you can continue about your chatting...

again, if someone from valve needs some debugging info or further information on what im running please let me know..
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