Focus issues on IE8 after fix 3c7346a for ticket 1488600

[OHosNL]

Using 0.8.1 with IE8, IE the IE8 window will drop to the background if any other windows are open. Unlike previously stated on the forum, the window does not actually lose focus, so you have to click whatever window that came to the front and then the IE-window to get back to it.

Reverting ​the fix that was applied with commit 3c7346a solves the issue.
That commit was in response to 1488600

[alec]

I'm unable to reproduce using IE8 on Windows7. What system do you have?

[LonelyPixel]

Same here. It makes Roundcube pretty unusable on IE8/XP. I'm now going to try the indicated fix above.

[OHosNL]

Replying to alec:

I'm unable to reproduce using IE8 on Windows7. What system do you have?

My apologies, I thought noone would use IE8 unless they're on Windows XP. I've confirmed the problem on two instances of Windows XP, an old laptop (where I stumbled upon this problem by chance) and in a virtualbox.

[lumix1991]

Same problem here.

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate x64 with Internet Explorer 9 (latest updated version). Even when I use the Browsermode: IE8 in internet explorer the problem exists.

This should be fixed FAST because you can't use Roundcube now to read mail with Internet Explorer.

[myoreo5]

Same problem here.

Win7 IE 9.

I have noticed that if you minimize the window that comes up the problem goes away.

[gulenler]

Same problem also in IE 9 with safe mode on.

Win 7 Professional version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
IE version 9.0.8112.16421

[jeffreydev]

Suggested a fix: ​https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/pull/23

This can also be fixed using the following:

cd /var/www/html/roundcube/program/js/
cp list.js list.js.bak
sed -i 's/$(document.activeElement).blur();/ if(document.activeElement) { if(document.activeElement.nodeName.toLowerCase() != "body") { document.activeElement.blur(); } } else { $("*:focus", window).blur(); } /g' list.js

[agueijo]

This works for my.

Thanks, Agu

Replying to jeffreydev:

Suggested a fix: ​https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/pull/23

This can also be fixed using the following:

cd /var/www/html/roundcube/program/js/
cp list.js list.js.bak
sed -i 's/$(document.activeElement).blur();/ if(document.activeElement) { if(document.activeElement.nodeName.toLowerCase() != "body") { document.activeElement.blur(); } } else { $("*:focus", window).blur(); } /g' list.js

[lumix1991]

Replying to jeffreydev:

Suggested a fix: ​https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/pull/23

This can also be fixed using the following:

cd /var/www/html/roundcube/program/js/
cp list.js list.js.bak
sed -i 's/$(document.activeElement).blur();/ if(document.activeElement) { if(document.activeElement.nodeName.toLowerCase() != "body") { document.activeElement.blur(); } } else { $("*:focus", window).blur(); } /g' list.js

Worked here also! I hope that they will fix this in the next Roundcube Release.

[alec]

Fixed in [e263994a]