lucio wrote:
> Since a while (possibly related to the Ubuntu upgrade ? or fvwm2 to fvwm3
> ?) I noticed an unexpected (and for me annoying) behaviour. When from a
> terminal I call an application (e.g. an editor) which opens a new window,
> I'd expect the focus to be transferred to the new window.
>
> Instead this sometimes did not happen any more. I regarded as a minor
> nuisance and just moved the mouse to the new window when it happened.
>
> Today finally I decided to spend some time on it, and noticed that if the
> window is created on a crowded desktop in a way to overlap the current
> focused terminal (or mouse position), the focus is transferred to the new
> window. If instead the window is "tiled" on the side of existing windows,
> focus is not transferred.
>
> I replaced Style * SloppyFocus with Style * FPGrabFocus ...
> ... and apparently I repristinated my wished behaviour.
>
> Is there any counter-indication towards FPGrabFocus ?
I enabled "Style * FPGrabFocus" about 6 months ago, and haven't had
any issues. It's almost always what i want.
paul
p.s. Thank you for the word "repristinated"! ("restored to original
state or condition") I can't wait until I get to use it myself! :-)
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paul fox, [email protected] (arlington, ma, where it's 49.0 degrees)
