diff -up gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/python/tuxpaint.py~ gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/python/tuxpaint.py
--- gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/python/tuxpaint.py~	2007-07-12 10:27:46.000000000 +0200
+++ gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/python/tuxpaint.py	2007-07-12 10:27:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ class Gcompris_tuxpaint:
     gcompris.sound.close()
 
     # release pointergrab if running fullscreen, tuxpaint wants to grab the
-    # pointer itself
+    # pointer itself, no need to leave fullscreen on focus out
     if (Prop.fullscreen and not Prop.noxf86vm):
       gtk.gdk.pointer_ungrab()
+      gcompris.ignore_next_focus_out()
 
     #self.window.set_property("accept-focus", 0)
     #self.window.set_keep_below(False)
diff -up gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/py-mod-gcompris.c~ gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/py-mod-gcompris.c
--- gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/py-mod-gcompris.c~	2007-07-12 10:26:03.000000000 +0200
+++ gcompris-8.3.2/src/boards/py-mod-gcompris.c	2007-07-12 10:26:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -271,6 +271,23 @@ py_gc_get_window(PyObject* self, PyObjec
 }
 
 
+/* void gc_ignore_next_focus_out(void); */
+static PyObject*
+py_gc_ignore_next_focus_out(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+  /* Parse arguments */
+  if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":gc_ignore_next_focus_out"))
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* Call the corresponding C function */
+  gc_ignore_next_focus_out();
+
+  /* Create and return the result */
+  Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+  return Py_None;
+}
+
+
 /* gchar *gc_locale_get(void); */
 static PyObject*
 py_gc_locale_get(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
@@ -1504,6 +1521,8 @@ static PyMethodDef PythonGcomprisModule[
   { "bar_hide",  py_gc_bar_hide, METH_VARARGS, "gc_bar_hide" },
   { "get_canvas",  py_gc_get_canvas, METH_VARARGS, "gc_get_canvas" },
   { "get_window",  py_gc_get_window, METH_VARARGS, "gc_get_window" },
+  { "ignore_next_focus_out",  py_gc_ignore_next_focus_out, METH_VARARGS,
+    "gc_ignore_next_focus_out" },
   { "get_locale",  py_gc_locale_get, METH_VARARGS, "gc_locale_get" },
   { "get_user_default_locale",  py_gc_locale_get_user_default, METH_VARARGS, "gc_locale_get_user_default" },
   { "set_locale",  py_gc_locale_set, METH_VARARGS, "gc_locale_set" },