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    • jamesisin
      jamesisin @IKuyanov last edited by jamesisin

      @ikuyanov I was able to confirm this auto-raise behavior is connected to the "Sloppy" focus setting (on Ubuntu 18.04.6) with "Raise Windows When Focused" turned "Off". Turning "Raise..." "On" also raises Opera windows but does so without the delay observed (correct behavior) in other windows raising.

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      • morckx
        morckx last edited by

        The bug is still present in Opera 83.0.4232.0.

        (I haven't checked yet in which version the bug appeared first).

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        • FabriceN
          FabriceN last edited by

          Same here( Ubuntu 20.04, Mate ) , and still with today's update 😞 . Super aggravating on the small screen of a laptop.

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          • morckx
            morckx @morckx last edited by

            Click-to-raise is still broken on 83.0.4239.0

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            • sgunhouse
              sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer @morckx last edited by

              @morckx I presume you mean not raising unless clicked, as the thread is about the window being raised when it is not clicked (if you've set "Focus follows mouse"). The window manager supports programs raising themselves, and the problem is Opera thinks it should be raised when it receives focus.

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              • morckx
                morckx @sgunhouse last edited by

                @sgunhouse

                Absolutely. Click-to-raise is in so far broken, as a corresponding setting in the window manager is ignored by Opera, auto-raising when it receives focus, without a click.

                The issue is only present on Linux and not on Mac and Windows.

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                • AgLupus
                  AgLupus last edited by

                  Just upgraded to latest stable, also tried beta & developer version, still the same. I'm giving up and move to Vivaldi.

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                  • alxobr
                    alxobr @AgLupus last edited by

                    @aglupus Alternatively, you could install an older package.

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                    • paulc
                      paulc @AgLupus last edited by

                      @aglupus I have made the move to Vivaldi. It was a sad day since I've been using Opera as my primary browser on linux for more than 15 years. But, I've exported my bookmarks as html and imported them into Vivaldi without a hitch.

                      Focus follows pointer without auto-raise is essential to my way of working. I never thought that this feature would be the final deal breaker of Opera. Thanks for all of the excellent years of browsing!

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                      • Aplus
                        Aplus last edited by

                        You can see from my previous posts, i tried a few different flavors of linux with same result,

                        I switched over to KDE (manjaro) and Opera works fine there. As I don't see anyone any other pots mentioned KDE, its probably solid on that windows manager

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                        • FabriceN
                          FabriceN @Aplus last edited by

                          @aplus : Maybe, but I'm not going to change the window manager or the mouse focus mode for 1 software that doesn't behave correctly and can be replaced by another.

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                          • morckx
                            morckx @morckx last edited by

                            Still broken in Opera 83.0.4246.0

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                            • IKuyanov
                              IKuyanov @Aplus last edited by

                              @aplus, its strange, that browser cannot work with such a popular window manager like gnome. In addition to this problem, Opera has many other annoying bugs. For example, a dropdown menu bar if you use the keyboard shortcut with "alt" key. These bugs are not fix for a long time (more than a half a year i think) and it is very annoying.

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                              • FabriceN
                                FabriceN @IKuyanov last edited by

                                @ikuyanov : and a recent release broke all the videos.

                                and recent annoying behaviors ( e.g. on image copy-paste ) recently introduced on chrome are now here too.

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                                • paulc
                                  paulc @FabriceN last edited by

                                  @fabricen Add to this the inability to handle non-ascii characters (specifically CJK) consistently without resorting to the dreaded rectangles. Also, add the spotty restore of tabs on restart. Opera sometimes forgets all of the new tabs from the last day.
                                  All complex software has bugs and things which do not work the way you would expect. Adding features is more fun than fixing bugs, improving performance, and polishing functions. Is there a publicly visible list of known issues?

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                                  • morckx
                                    morckx last edited by

                                    The problem is fixed in the latest Opera Developer 84.0.4260.0! The opera window is no longer raised unwantedly when it gets focus

                                    Thanks!

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                                    • alxobr
                                      alxobr last edited by alxobr

                                      Hello, Issue is still present in stable release 83.0.4254.27, but there is a simple fix.

                                      alex@Freesia:~$ uname -a
                                      Linux Freesia 4.19.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.118-2 (2020-04-29) x86_64 GNU/Linux
                                      alex@Freesia:~$ cat /etc/issue
                                      Debian GNU/Linux 10 \n \l
                                      alex@Freesia:~$ opera --version
                                      83.0.4254.27
                                      alex@Freesia:~$ icewm --version
                                      IceWM 1.4.3.0~pre-20181030, Copyright 1997-2003 Marko Macek, 2001 Mathias Hasselmann.
                                      

                                      I use click to raise. Opera stable still steals focus, unless you put it in its own workspace. Hope this helps.

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                                      • IKuyanov
                                        IKuyanov last edited by

                                        Problem is gone on version 84.0.4316.21!!!

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                                        • paulc
                                          paulc @IKuyanov last edited by

                                          @ikuyanov thanks for letting me know! It is good news. Maybe I will look into opera again in the future. This was a deal breaker for me so I moved on to vivaldi

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                                          • AgLupus
                                            AgLupus @paulc last edited by

                                            @paulc LOL.. so am I. Unless Vivaldi did some stupid things that annoy me for months. I'm most likely staying with it.

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