Fix for repeating in some instances, e.g. pidgin.

internal/atspi/adapter_foreground_native.go

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) matchForeground(window *C.AtspiAccessible, id ObjectID,
 	if !state.Known {
 		return true
 	}
-	if state.Window == 0 || window == nil {
+	if window == nil {
 		if check != nil {
 			check.Reason = "no X11 foreground window or accessible window"
 		}
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) matchForeground(window *C.AtspiAccessible, id ObjectID,
 		check.AccessiblePID = pid
 	}
 	pid = adapter.foregroundProcessID(pid)
+	// Desktop panel menus can grab the keyboard while X11 still names the
+	// previous application. Orca accepts their active, showing menu window.
+	// Keep the correlated X11 owner so dismissal can return to that client.
+	if adapter.is_panel_menu(window) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if state.Window == 0 {
+		if check != nil {
+			check.Reason = "no X11 foreground window or accessible window"
+		}
+		return false
+	}
 	if adapter.foregroundWindow.Valid() {
 		if adapter.foregroundWindow == id {
 			return true
@@ -165,6 +177,17 @@ func (adapter *Adapter) matchForeground(window *C.AtspiAccessible, id ObjectID,
 	return true
 }
 
+// The exception is for a native menu from the panel process, never an
+// arbitrary panel control or a provider claiming the panel's accessible name.
+// Query fresh window state on the GLib owner; no popup state is retained.
+func (adapter *Adapter) is_panel_menu(window *C.AtspiAccessible) bool {
+	if adapter.applicationProcess(window) != "mate-panel" {
+		return false
+	}
+	C.atspi_accessible_clear_cache_single(window)
+	return C.cthulhu_active_menu_window(window) != 0
+}
+
 func (adapter *Adapter) replacesForegroundWindow(window *C.AtspiAccessible, id ObjectID, foregroundPID, pid int) bool {
 	if foregroundPID <= 0 || pid != foregroundPID || id.BusName != adapter.foregroundWindow.BusName {
 		return false