> > > >>>>> "rem" == Richard E Miles <Richard> writes: > > > > > > >> My current window loses focus when a new application comes up. This is > > > >> annoying (to me). Is there a setting I can tweak that will *ALWAYS* give > > > >> focus to the window under the pointer? > > > >> > > > rem> from gnome: > > > rem> select preferences > > > rem> select windows > > > rem> from popup window indicate window focus preference > > > > > > No, that doesn't do it. I already have that set and it exhibits the > > > behavior I mentioned above. > > > > > > --- Vladimir > > > > That's strange. On my system it seems to work. I made the changes in the > > preferences windows popup and verified that focus follows the cursor pointer. > > I then typed konqueror to bring up a new application. The focus did not leave > > the window I was in. > > On my FC2 system it works like Vladimir's. From a terminal window type > "glxgears". The focus goes to the gears window even though the mouse is > still over the terminal window. If you read the preferences/windows > popup carefully, it says "Select windows when the mouse moves over them" > and in fact when you move the mouse out of the window and then back in, > the focus comes back. > -- > Graham Campbell <gc1111@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > You are absolutely right glxgears does move the window focus. But when you move the pointer back to the envoking window it follows, go-figure. So I guess there is no way to have the focus remain in a window all the time. -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. registered linux user 46097
