I am running Evolution 1.4.6 here, with gnome 2.4, gtk+ 2.2.4 and metacity 2.6.3. There seems to be a very annoying issue with the address match dropdown when typing into the (for example) To: field when composing a message. It doesn't seem to happen every time, but it's often enough be very annoying. In evolution, I click New on the menubar to compose a new message. A new composition window comes up and has input focus due to metacity's (PITA if you ask me) policy that new windows always get focus. This is fine so far. I start typing into the To: field and after 3 characters I get a list of matching addresses in a dropdown box. The problem is that about half the time, as the dropdown box appears, the compose window loses input focus and I am unable to give focus to any other window, presumably because while the dropdown box is active, focus cannot be assigned anywhere else. I am now left with no windows in focus and no way to focus any windows and since the compose window is among the "no windows in focus" I cannot continue typing or choose an address list from the dropdown. I have to either go to another machine and log in remotely (or change to another VT) and kill evolution. Is this an evolution bug (not likely) a gtk+ bug or a metacity bug? b. -- My other computer is your Microsoft Windows server. Brian J. Murrell
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