Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: > On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:41:27 +1200 jochen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled: > > >>Hi guys, >>I just realized a little inconsistency regarding new windows get focus. >>This happens with focus set to sloppy and mouse. When usually the mouse >>pointer will move to the focused window, if I use the alt-tab for >>example. However if another window get's opened by another app, or using >>keybindings, the new window will get the focus, but the mouse pointer >>will stay in it's old position. It catches my off guard quite often, >>when I open gvim from Eterm. I don't know if this is a design descision >>or if nobody ever wondered about it. >>Cheers >>Jochen > > > generally the reason for this is that often windwos open long after the action > that started them and a users REALLY hates their mouse suddenly just running > away from them. they get VERY lost. BUt since alt-tab is an explicit window > focus changing action by a user the poiner moving is an extra indicator for > "HERE is that window you wanted" notto mention its kind of required since > thats > kind of how sloppy/pointer focus work (if the mouse is above another window > after the winlist thing ends that oithert window will get the focus). > Ah, I forgot that it might take a while until the window opens. E is just to responsive :)
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