Re: nautilus' focus policy

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 09:25 +0100, David Prieto wrote:
> I have noticed a focus inconsistency in the way nautilus launches files:
> 
> -If you launch a file, say an mp3, it opens in totem which gets the
> focus. You can then automatically push left or right to scroll the
> media, up or down to change the volume, and so on.
> 
> -But if you launch another mp3 while totem is open, nautilus keeps the
> focus. This is inconsistent in my opinion, nautilus should always keep
> or give away focus, whether the application is open or not.
> 
> Should I file a bug on this, or is it intended behaviour?

Nautilus doesn't handle focus at all. Focus handling is done by the
window manager.

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