On Sunday 29 September 2002 16:05, Mark P Sullivan wrote: > > This is the behavior I get (that I want to avoid). I have auto-raise > turned on, so if I Alt-Tab slowly enough, the windows raise and I > Alt-Tab past them. > > Because I give my xterms unique names, I would like auto-raise to apply > only when the Alt key is released. That is, I want my stacking to be > undisturbed except that the newly-focused window is raised once I decide > it's the one I want.
this is somewhat problematic. The netwm spec says that a common step in "window activation" is to raise the window and I have implemented it this way at the moment in cvs. I fail to understand the need to have a window that is focused but unusable because it is covered. If you look at window switching on other operating systems and other wms in unix land you will see that raising is common practice. Blackbox behaving similarly goes along with the principle of least surprise. And before someone suggests "let's make it a config option" really stop and consider it. How would you phrase it on the configure menu? Is it really that hard to live with? Some things in wm configuration are obviously of vi/emacs quality -- click v. sloppy focus, workspaces, auto raise, etc. I am not so sure about this one. As always, I am willing to entertain well thought out objections. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
