Re: application focus

["David T. Bath" <bathd edipost auspost com au>]

David McGlone wrote:
> hello everyone, is there a way to fix the focus or whatever it is called
> on the apps in gnome? what I mean by this is: when I have several apps
> open and I hit CTRL + ALT to bring the app behind the other apps to the
> front to use, I still end up having to click on the app in order to use
> it. CTRL + ALT only brings the app to the front of the pack, but does not
> place the cursor in it or make it usable until it is either clicked by the
> mouse or CTRL + ALT is hit 2 more times.

Focussing behaviour is controlled by your current Window Manager, 
not Gnome, and certainly not X.

If it is Sawfish, open up the Control Panel//Sawfish window manager//
Focus Behaviour and choice what you would like.

I have seen similarly easy configuration methods for Enlightenment and
Window Manager.

For Window Managers such as twm, fvwm*, etc, you'll have to get into the
joys of hand editing the configuration files.

If you are running MS-PC servers without xdm(rc), such as Hummingbird,
then you are on your own - some have a GUI config, some don't, and
you are probably fighting MSWindows, depending on your setup.

At the same time, consider the window raising policies when a window gets
focussed.

If you are new to X, you will probably find your preferences will be 
different a few months down the track, so revisit the configuration
pages of your favorite wm regularly as you settle in.
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