Howdy, On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 09:33 -0400, yonas abraham wrote: > Paul Howarth wrote: > > Ingemar Nilsson wrote: > >> Ron Yorston <rmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> > >>> It's not something I'd ever want, but there are people out there who > >>> never want new windows to take focus from the one they're working in. > >> > >> I'd say that applies to "unsolicited" windows, that open even if I > >> did not > >> request them. An example is the Gaim conversation window, which opens > >> when > >> somebody sends you a message. If I'm typing into another window and it > >> steals my focus, I'll be disrupted and irritated. Windows that I > >> request to > >> be opened, e.g. by starting an application or selecting a menu entry > >> (that > >> leads to a dialog box) in an open application, should IMO get the focus. > >> > >> I'm not sure how the window manager can identify these "unsolicited" > >> windows though. > > > > I actually like the new behaviour. When working on a slower machine, > > it can take a long time for windows of a big application to appear. In > > the meantime, I like to get on with other things and I don't like > > having the focus stolen from me when the big app eventually turns up. > > > > Paul. > > > That is an excellent idea. I like that one when they introduce it in > FC4. But we are talking about If I requested for a new window and I > didn't do any activity, the new window should be the focus. > > But the good thing is that, with my latest update every thing is now > back to the FC4 behavior. > > Some one was talking about, it is now possible to configure it which > behavior you want, but I don't know where you can configure it. Have a read here, http://blogs.gurulabs.com/stuart/archives/2006/04/making_metacity.html and here, http://blogs.gurulabs.com/stuart/archives/2006/04/making_metacity_1.html then possibly sending him an email requesting that information ;-) > -- > Yonas Abraham, PhD > Registered Linux user number 407343 http://counter.li.org taharka Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
