On Thu, 2002-08-01 at 10:44, nDiScReEt wrote:

> > Select "sloppy" focus model then move the mouse over the window you want.
> > The new win won't get focus till you click. and what you have highlighted
> > will get pasted correctly to where the cursor is when you middle click
> > (although the window WILL pop up).
> >
> > They used to do it the right way (click on title to raise the window) but
> > too many Win users transferring to linux complained.
> 
> I know how to "cut & paste" *nix style. That is why I thought it better to 
> list the second scenario with watching a movie while recompiling the kernel 
> or setting your computer to do a urpmi.update without blocking your view of 
> the movie. Or engaging in a videochat while checking your email. Tell me I am 
> not the only one that chats and checks his email at the same time?! I don't 
> mind fluxbox appeasing M$ users but provide a means to modify like KDE for 
> particular behaviours. I like how KDE has a windows, kde, unix, and whatever 
> you can think type of customizability. Fluxbox almost had me completely until 
> I quickly discovered that behavior. It becomes real annoying when you are 
> (scenario example, again ;) )waiting on a friend on chat to return back to 
> the computer (away status) and you are in your email but don't see the 
> messages of your friend after they return until you click on the chat window 
> again.

I might be missing something here, this is all a little hard to follow
=), but can't you select sloppy focus method and do the paste with
ctrl-v instead of the middle button? That won't register as a mouse
click (unlike middle click) and thus won't raise the window you're
pasting into.
-- 
adamw


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