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Bug 438642 - choose workspace grabs focus, grabs characters I type in another app
Summary: choose workspace grabs focus, grabs characters I type in another app
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 438694
Alias: None
Product: Equinox
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Launcher (show other bugs)
Version: 3.9.0 Kepler   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
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Assignee: Project Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2014-07-01 09:48 EDT by Christine CLA
Modified: 2014-07-02 11:34 EDT (History)
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Description Christine CLA 2014-07-01 09:48:05 EDT 
When I start Eclipse, it takes a while to load. So I start typing in a shell window in the mean time. Then all of a sudden the "choose workspace" popup appears, grabs focus, and grabs the characters I was typing in the shell window. I hit enter, meaning to enter a command in the shell, but instead Eclipse tries to start a meaningless nonexisting workspace, which I then have to remove and go back to my default workspace. And the shell window hangs in the background with half a command typed. This happens to me about once a week. 

I would prefer if Eclipse, once it doesn't have focus during startup, does not grab focus.
Comment 1 Paul Webster CLA 2014-07-02 11:34:51 EDT 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 438694 ***