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
