#1 Why won't term take focus?

[Lee Harr]

Sometimes the terminal will not take input. The term will be focused (the cursor is visible and looks ready to take input) but keys pressed are not echoed.

It does not happen every time, but when it happens it is usually necessary to click on the terminal area before it will start accepting input.

(one possible workaround: Ctrl-C seems to force the terminal to start taking input)