Dominik Vogt wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 03:05:08PM +0000, Mark Rainford wrote:
> > Dominik Vogt wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 02:44:02AM -0600, fvwm-bug wrote:
> > > > FVWM Bug Tracking notification
> > > >
> > > > new message incoming/812
> > > >
> > > > Full_Name: Mark Rainford
> > > > Version: 2.4.3
> > > > CVS_Date:
> > > > OS: Solaris 7
> > > > X_Server: Xsun, also vnc
> > > > Submission from: (NULL) (193.128.26.65)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > When an application popup menu is popped down for the second time then
> > > > text
> > > > entry fields in the application no longer accept text; this remains
> > > > until
> > > > focus is moved to another window and then returned to the app.
> > > >
> > > > Eg use this http
> > > >
> > > > <FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="gibberish">
> > > > <SELECT NAME="QueryType">
> > > > <OPTION VALUE="Eggs" SELECTED>Eggs
> > > > <OPTION VALUE="Spam" >Spam
> > > > <OPTION VALUE="Bacon">Bacon
> > > > </SELECT>
> > > > <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="anytext" VALUE="" SIZE="15" >
> > > > </FORM>
> > > >
> > > > Use mouse to popup menu, close menu either by selecting or hitting ESC,
> > > > click text field and type a letter - letter seen okay. Popup menu,
> > > > close again, click text field and type a letter - no letter appears. Use
> > > > mouse to move focus to another window, then back again, click text field
> > > > and
> > > > type a letter - letter seen okay.
> > >
> > > I see no problem with my configuration using either netscape 4.7x
> > > or mozilla 0.93. Which browser did you use? And please see if
> > > this also happens if you use an empty configuration file. If not,
> > > try to strip down your config file so that the problem still
> > > happens and post the result.
> >
> > I still get it with the default fvwm config (no personal or site config
> > used):
> >
> > [FVWM][main]: <<ERROR>> Cannot read startup file, tried:
> > /home/testuser/.fvwm/.fvwm2rc
> > /home/testuser/.fvwm2rc
> > /usr/local/depot/fvwm-2.4.3/share/fvwm/.fvwm2rc
> > /usr/local/depot/fvwm-2.4.3/share/fvwm/system.fvwm2rc
> > /usr/local/depot/fvwm-2.4.3/etc/system.fvwm2rc
>
> Still doesn't happen for me (netscape 4.76).
>
> > Netscape version is 4.78 - but note we originally encountered
> > the problem with a locally developed Motif app. on changing from
> > fvwm 2.0.46 to 2.4.3; then confirmed it was not (just) the app.
> > author's fault by finding the same problem in Netscape.
>
> Of course that doen't means that it can't be something the
> application is doing wrong. I sometimes have similar problems
> with Netscape or Mozilla (can't remember which) when it starts up
> initially, but I don't know a way to reproduce this on purpose.
I agree that we may have two faulty apps, in which case I can fix ours, but I
don't hold out much hope for Netscape being fixed. I might plea for a leniency
option for legacy apps. since Netscape is our main site unix browser.
I'll write a small Motif test case (scrape... haul... now which of these boxes
has the X11 manuals..)
> > However the fault is not present in Mozilla 0.9.6 .
(aside: the Mozilla menu has a different look: possibly is a different widget)
> >
> > Xservers tried are Xsun (Solaris 7 & 8), Xvnc(unix) 3.3.3r1.
> >
> > >
> > > > I've hacked a local fix by inserting FOCUS_SET(Tmp_win->w); at
> > > > fvwm/events.c:HandleEnterNotify() line 1919, but I don't think this is a
> > > > proper fix.
> > > >
> > > > if (HAS_MOUSE_FOCUS(Tmp_win) || HAS_SLOPPY_FOCUS(Tmp_win))
> > > > {
> > > > SetFocusWindow(Tmp_win, 1);
> > > > FOCUS_SET(Tmp_win->w); /* <--- HACK HACK HACK */
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > It seems to me that SetFocusWindow()->MoveFocus() makes the mistake of
> > > > thinking there is no need to restore focus to the app window after the
> > > > popup menu which grabbed it is popped down, because it sees
> > > > ( Fw == ffw_old) is true.
> > > >
> > > > I suspect one of Fw or ffw_old should be cleared when the FocusOut event
> > > > with mode Grab is received by the app window.
> > > >
> > > > I can supply the event sequences captured by xscope(1) if this helps.
>
> Bye
>
> Dominik ^_^ ^_^
>
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