How to reproduce the bug:
1. Open two applications (in this example, Terminal and Nautilus). They can be maximized, snapped to side, or just free-floating. Doesn't matter.
2. Click on Terminal so that it has focus.
3. Press ALT-TAB for long enough (long enough that the icon switcher shows up for just a moment, but not long enough to move from one icon to another). It also might only happen sometimes. It's hard to reproduce on purpose, but happens often.
What happens:
The switch of focus to Nautilus doesn't happen. Both windows LOSE focus, and so NO window has focus (keybindings stop working and the menu bar is empty).
What should happen:
Nautilus should get focus.
Remark 1:
This happens on other applications, too. I noticed it also with {Chrome and Netbeans}, {Nautilus and Lyx + other open apps}.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.14.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,grid,mousepoll,move,place,imgpng,vpswitch,resize,wall,snap,unitymtgrabhandles,gnomecompat,text,regex,session,animation,fade,expo,scale,workarounds,ezoom,scaleaddon,unityshell]
Date: Thu Aug 16 19:28:25 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Is this the only keyboard shortcut not working? Try this first and see if it fixes it:
Go to System > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager, and under Window Management enable Static Application Switcher (if prompted, click the Enable Compiz Library Toolbox button to proceed).