RHBA-2011:0107 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated metacity package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Description

Metacity is the default window manager for the GNOME desktop.

Important: the RHBA-2010:0245 - metacity bug fix and enhancement update
introduced two new GConf preferences, no_focus_windows and
new_windows_always_on_top. This update enhances the capabilities provided by
these preferences.

This updated metacity package includes fixes for the following bugs:

• In order to prevent the system from focusing new windows of applications

automatically, you needed to define the applications in the no_focus_windows
option. With this update, if the no_focus_windows option is activated, only new
windows of the currently-focused application are focused and new windows of any
other application are ignored. (BZ#591944)

• Previously, if the new_windows_always_on_top setting was activated, any new

window was focused. This could have cause unwanted changes of window focus. With
this update, if the new_windows_always_on_top option is activated, new windows
of other than the currently-focused application are brought to the foreground;
however, these windows are not focused. (BZ#582769)

All metacity users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat
Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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