On Thu, Apr 01, 1999 at 11:00:43AM -0600, Dan D Niles wrote:
>
> Dominik wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 04:24:02PM -0600, Dan D Niles wrote:
> > >
> > > I use:
> > >
> > > GlobalOpts ClickToFocusDoesntPassClick
> > > Style "*" ClickToFocus
> > >
> > > Which works as I would expect in most windows. The way it works in
> > > windows that never receive focus seems odd.
> > >
> > > My FvwmPager never receives focus. With ClickToFocusDoesntPassClick
> > > set I click on the FvwmPager window once, and nothing happens (Focus
> > > is still on the previous window). When I click on the FvwmPager
> > > window a second time, it does what it should.
> > >
> > > It almost seems like ClickToFocusDoesntPassClick has its own idea
> > > of what window has focus.
> >
> > Can you elaborate on your setup? What is the style of your pager?
> > You can't have windows that 'never receive focus' a 'neverfocus'
> > option has been in discussin but postponed until after the great
> > style flag rewrite. This explains everything for me. You told
> > the pager to be ClickToFocus. You focus it by clicking on it.
> > The click is swallowed because of the global option. The next
> > click goes to the pager. Why do you say the pager does not get
> > the focus?
>
> I have noticed this on the FvwmPager and my workman windows. I use:
>
> DeskTopSize 3x3
> AddToFunc InitFunction "I" Module FvwmPager 0 0
> Style "FvwmPager" StaysOnTop, CirculateSkip
> Style "WorkMan" CirculateSkip, WindowListSkip
>
> I say the pager does not get the focus because the window highlight
> stays on the previous window, and if I start typing after the first
> click in the pager the keystrokes go to the previous window.
>
> To illustrate the point, I clicked on emamcs and it now has focus.
> Now I will click on the pager.
>
> I just clicked on the pager and the virtual window did not move.
> I then started typing, and as you can see, the text is being sent
> to this window.
>
> Now to click on the pager again.
>
> This time, the virtual window changed. The emacs window still has focus
> since I can type without having to do anything else. As long as I don't
> click anywhere else, each click in the pager window will cause the appropriate
> thing to happen. If I click on another window, say the emacs one again,
> the process repeats (ie the first click to the pager is lost).
Ah yes, now I see it. Seems the ClickToFocusDoesntPassClick doesn't
cooperate with windows that don't want the input focus. The fix was
easy. There was even a comment in events.c that whis was a know bug.
> I like the ClickToFocusDoesntPassClick option, but I find it unusable
> with this little quirk.
Well, I find it unusable with and without the quirk (The whole
ClickToFocus idea) :*)
Bye
Dominik ^_^
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Dominik Vogt, dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de
Reply-To: dominik.vogt_at_gmx.de
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Received on Fri Apr 02 1999 - 03:31:29 BST