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Bug 319317 - REQ: Focus to main window on clicking a tab
REQ: Focus to main window on clicking a tab
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 117240
Product: gnome-terminal
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.12.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GNOME Terminal Maintainers
GNOME Terminal Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-10-20 14:03 UTC by Gavin Hamill
Modified: 2005-10-24 07:56 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Gavin Hamill 2005-10-20 14:03:23 UTC 
When I click a tab in the Terminal, I must then click seperately on the main
input area of the window to bring focus and be able to type to the session.

Given there are no actions possible in context from the tab, the focus should
automatically be given to the main terminal area on clicking a tab.
Comment 1 Olav Vitters 2005-10-20 16:39:27 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into
our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

See other bug. Not allowing to focus the tab breaks accessability. However,
focus is only given when you click twice on a tab (or once on the active one).
There is a gtk bug about it still focussing when moving the mouse slightly. That
is the real bug that must be fixed.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 117240 ***
Comment 2 Gavin Hamill 2005-10-21 19:38:39 UTC 
Hm, I can't replicate your suggestions here.

If I open a new Terminal with two tabs, no amount of double clicking, or
clicking on another tab with the mouse perfectly still ever gives focus to the
main terminal input.

Is there any movement upstream with GTK? Am I right in saying this has been an
"issue" for 2 years?
Comment 3 Olav Vitters 2005-10-21 20:24:29 UTC 
In gtk? no idea as I can't find the bug. That bug is *only* about clicking, then
moving the mouse 1+ pixel, then releasing. Gtk should ignore those 'drags' if
the mouse moved less than say 5 pixels.

But seems you have some weird issue. Focussing the tab is *not* so easy as you
describe. When you open a tab, focus goes to the terminal input. Clicking on
another tab will activate that tab and give focus to that tabs terminal screen.

What is your vte version?
Comment 4 Gavin Hamill 2005-10-24 07:56:58 UTC 
I can verify that is not the behaviour I see on two seperate Ubuntu Breezy
installations.. I have libvte4 version 1:0.11.15-0ubuntu2


If a tab currently has the input activated, opening a new tab does not activate
the input of the new tab.

Likewise, if I double click a different tab, the input does not get activated...

However, if a input window is activated, and I Single click a different tab,
then the new input window is activated... if I double-click then the focus goes
to the name of the tab itself..


gdh