Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 01:08:10PM -0400, Rouben Rostamian wrote:
> > I have:
> >
> > Style XTerm SloppyFocus
> >
> > AddToFunc RestartFunction
> > + I Prev (XTerm) Focus
> > + I Echo I am in restart
> >
> > I expect the focus to go to an xterm after a Restart but this
> > does not seem to work. After executing a Restart, either through
> > a menu or a key binding, none of my xterms gain focus.
> >
> > On the other hand, if I execute "Prev (XTerm) Focus" via FvwmConsole,
> > the focus is transfered to an xterm correctly.
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong in what I have described above or should
> > I look for the source of the trouble somewhere else?
>
> The command is executed too early. Fvwm has not yet captured the
> applications windows, so it does not have a window to focus. Try
> to focus the window *before* the restart:
>
> addtofunc my_restart
> + i prev (XTerm) Focus
> + i restart
>
> Unless the focus policy tells something else, the window will
> retain the focus over the restart. This may not work well with
> SloopyFocus or MouseFocus.
Thanks, Dominik, for the suggestion. I tried it but later I found
out that it was not needed after all. I found the source of my
problem elsewhere. All is well now.
Regards,
Rouben Rostamian
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Received on Tue Jun 17 2003 - 20:52:25 BST