Gnome: open windows are unresponsive after clicking on desktop

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Hello
This is a recent installation of Fed 39. I have been using Manjaro for a number of years.
The problem appears to be while in the Gnome shell and if I have a window open, say
firefox, and then I click on the desktop, I am unable to manipulate the firefox window or
enter information.
If I use the Super key and click on the firefox window, all is fine again. I have pasted
some journalctl info below but I don’t think it is related. Or is it?

Thanks,

Lou

Jan 10 14:09:34 torbold audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg=‘unit=dnf-makecache comm=“systemd” exe=“/usr/lib/systemd/systemd” hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success’
Jan 10 14:09:34 torbold audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg=‘unit=dnf-makecache comm=“systemd” exe=“/usr/lib/systemd/systemd” hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success’
Jan 10 14:09:54 torbold systemd[2140]: Started app-gnome-org.gnome.Terminal-4960.scope - Application launched by gnome-shell.
Jan 10 14:09:54 torbold systemd[2140]: Created slice app-org.gnome.Terminal.slice - Slice /app/org.gnome.Terminal.
Jan 10 14:09:54 torbold systemd[2140]: Starting gnome-terminal-server.service - GNOME Terminal Server…
Jan 10 14:09:54 torbold systemd[2140]: Started gnome-terminal-server.service - GNOME Terminal Server.
Jan 10 14:09:54 torbold gnome-shell[2365]: meta_window_set_stack_position_no_sync: assertion ‘window->stack_position >= 0’ failed
Jan 10 14:09:54 torbold systemd[2140]: Started vte-spawn-8292714a-1786-480f-b5bb-32043448ec06.scope - VTE child process 4989 launched by gnome-terminal-server process 4969.
Jan 10 14:14:01 torbold systemd[1]: flatpak-system-helper.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jan 10 14:14:01 torbold audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=flatpak-system-helper comm=“systemd” exe="/usrlib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success’*
**Jan 10 14:15:59 torbold firefox[3431]: Unable to load split_v from the cursor theme

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Is this Wayland or X? Are you using any extensions?

Can you try making a fresh user account? Does it happen there?

That’s the only one that stands out, but I don’t think it’s actually relevant. I see it too, with no apparent ill effects. It’s reported here: meta_window_set_stack_position_no_sync: assertion 'window->stack_position >= 0' failed (#930) · Issues · GNOME / mutter · GitLab

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It is using wayland and extensions. I will try a fresh account…

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I created a new user and unfortunately it suffers the same problem.

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Have you tried to disable any extensions running and also does it also happed using xorg.