Window focus bug

A while ago (since two or three updates) I started having window focus problems.
When I uese expose to switch to a window, the application does not focus, and the window stays covered by some other window (usually the application that pops back up is Mail, Safari, or Finder).
This is an extremely annoying bug, does anybody now how to fix it?
I don't know if this can help, but I've upgraded my system from 10.3, all the way to 10.4.5 using the several updates. I use an external mouse, but I get the bug using the trackpad as well.
Also, I don't know if the two problems are related, but I get very odd bugs in ICal with the mouse (clicking on an event changes the scroll status on the events pane and I end up selecting a random task with that same click...)
Thanks,
JS
Powerbook G4 12 Mac OS X (10.4.5) System upgraded from 10.3
Powerbook G4 12 Mac OS X (10.4.5) System upgraded from 10.3

Create a new account, name it "test" and see how Expose and iCal work in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
Let us know and we'll troubleshoot this further.

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Revision: 13172
Revision: 13172
Author:   [email protected]
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