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Bug 321387

Summary:	Eclipse should never steal window focus from the system
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Alex Mising name <alexworden>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Platform-UI-Inbox <Platform-UI-Inbox>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	bokowski
Version:	4.0
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Alex Mising name

2010-07-30 13:21:17 EDT

Build Identifier: 20100218-1602

If I start Eclipse from a command shell it can take a minute to initialize. In the meantime I do something else but when the "Workspace Launcher" appears, it steals window / keyboard focus from the entire system. Of course, anything I'm typing goes directly into the Workspace field on this dialog. 

This is a no-no in UI design - up there with 'warping the mouse'. Please stop it!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start eclipse from command line
2. Click on another window while you wait
3. When "Workspace Launcher" appears it will steal system window focus.

Comment 1 Boris Bokowski

2010-07-30 17:26:29 EDT

This has been the case for some time. I'll comment on the other bug.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 194764 ***