Re: 2 Problems

["Bhattacharya, Soubhik" <soubhik_bhattacharya mentorg com>]

Ben FrantzDale wrote:

> > I'm using Gnome with Redhat 7.2 on a Dell PC having P-III. There are two 
> > things about my Gnome that are disturbing me--
>
>
> What version of Gnome are you using?

version 1.4

> > 1) i can't use mouse to paste text. i do select and copy text using 
> > mouse. but to paste it have to use `shift-insert' key combination.
>
>
> That's not right. Is this only within gnome programs, or even for things
> like xterm or mozilla?

it's true for xterm and mozilla. Gnome being my graphical desktop 
environment, I assumed that it is responsible for these issues.

> > 2) when i maximize a window, it doesn't automatically get the focus. i 
> > have to explicitly click on the window to bring it in focus. this is 
> > *very* counter-intuitive.
>
>
> That doesn't make sense either. What window manager are you using?

my window manager is Sawfish. i solved this problem by running config 
tool for Sawfish. thank you for providing the clue.

as a naive user (who does not know much about the architecture of a 
graphical desktop environment), i was looking for an one-stop solution 
shop for all graphical desktop related problems. that motivated me to 
send the mail to this list. i also emphasize that a user of Gnome, who 
is not a GUI programmer, shud not worry much about the nuts and bolts of 
the system, which are not immediately visible to him/her. i mean, that 
is the only way to popularize a graphical desktop environment.

> > if these are bugs, then are any fixes available? or, some new version of 
> > Gnome known not to have these problems? better still, is it possible to 
> > get around the problems by changing some configuration?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Soubhik.

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Soubhik Bhattacharya
Associate Member Technical Staff
Mentor Graphics
Hyderabad, India.
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