Re: FVWM: Better interaction between Netscape and Fvwm with SloppyFocus

From: Jim Searle <jims_at_broadcom.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 12:25:09 -0700 (PDT)

>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Nicholson <jim_at_pcks.digex.net> writes:

    Jim> What I'd like to see is

    Jim> 1) "child" windows such as file dialogs and popups (sometimes called
    Jim> "application modal" windows) "always on top", of
    Jim> their parent but not necessarily of any other app's windows.

    Jim> 2) Limit the placement of said popups to screen space occupied by
    Jim> their parent window, or at least put the upper left corner inside
    Jim> the parent.

    Jim> 3) A "dynamic focus for popups" option, where popup windows always got
    Jim> the focus regardless of the focus policy, but only when they first
    Jim> appear.

    Jim> 4) Don't warp the mouse, that's evil. Not even microsoft does it. ;)


One More?

5) When the "child" window closes, focus is given back to the previous
   window that had the focus. Which is not necessarily the parent.

jim

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