Re: gnome-terminal problem(?)

[Juan Martinez <martinez eecs cwru edu>]

I use sloppy focus and the pointer doesn't disappear unless it's
in the window when I start typing.  Are you using the latest &
greatest?  I'm using the latest rpm's from Dax' site.

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On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, John Kodis wrote:

> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 19:39:08 -0400
> From: John Kodis <kodis@jagunet.com>
> To: gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Re: gnome-terminal problem(?)
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> On Fri, Sep 17, 1999 at 04:50:50PM +0200, Kuba Winnicki wrote:
> > Panagiotis Melas wrote:
> > 
> > >  I noticed that the mouse (PS/2) pointer on top of a
> > >  gnome-terminal disappears when I start to type, when I move the
> > >  mouse it re-appears but as soon as I start typing it goes!
> > 
> > You mean that x cursor gets a one pixel size shape when you start to
> > type. Well, it's not a bug, it's a feature. :)
> 
> I can see how some folks might like this behavior, but I'd prefer it
> if this could be disabled.  I don't like my cursor disappearing on me.
> 
> > In terminals without this feature it's sometimes frustrating when
> > you have to reposition mouse pointer every time you type under it,
> > because you can't see what you're typing.
> 
> Ah, I see the problem -- you're using a focus follows mouse policy,
> right?  With click to focus or sloppy focus, this isn't as much of a
> problem, since there's no need to keep the mouse over the focused window.
> 
> > IMHO, all input GtkWidget's (like GtkEntry, GtkSpinButton etc)
> > should have this feature.
> 
> ... and a configuration option to turn it off, please!
> 
> -- John Kodis.
> 
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