Guake: Guake sometimes does not get focus when it is opened in Ubuntu 12.04

[jinksong]

As I use an Ubuntu machine for about a couple of weeks without rebooting, Guake suddenly starts not getting focus when it is opened. The symptom is strange : guake terminal is opened and placed on top. But the focus still remains in the previously focused window such as a web browser.

The only temporary solution for this is to close and reopen guake by pressing F12 twice. Then it finally gets focus.

[gsemet]

not reproductible

[salvadordiaz]

Sorry to bump this thread, but I often get in this state where guake doesn't receive focus unless I open it twice in a row.
I think I finally fixed it by setting "Focus prevention level" to Off in CompizConfig settings manager. To access this setting, go to General compiz options > Focus & Raise Behaviour.

[jklardie]

@salvadordiaz's solution seems to work for me as well.

[jinksong]

Thanks, @salvadordiaz! You resolved my headache that bothered me for a long time.

[mvf4z7]

Thank you salvadordiaz! This was driving me crazy on my machine.

[chadsten]

This worked for me as well.

[ncsrberg]

This worked for me as well, I had to install compizconfig-settings-manager first.

Thank you salvadordiaz!

[solutus]

@salvadordiaz, thanks a lot!

[jonathanstrong]

thank you +1 - if you've left your machine on for weeks, you usually don't want to restart to fix guake focus, but it was still annoying