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Bug 321759 - New windows break sloppy focus mode
New windows break sloppy focus mode
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 152004
Product: metacity
Classification: Other
Component: general
2.13.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Metacity maintainers list
Metacity maintainers list
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-11-17 22:59 UTC by Michael Callahan
Modified: 2006-04-12 18:11 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.13/2.14


Description Michael Callahan 2005-11-17 22:59:38 UTC 
When the 'Select windows when the mouse moves over them' option is toggled on,
new windows still steal focus.  They should only steal focus when they land
under the mouse pointer.  It drives me nuts to have windows pop open on the
other side of the screen and steal my keystrokes and then to have to move the
mouse outside of the window and then back in to regain focus.  A gconf variable
for this option would be acceptable if it's deemed that the current behavior is
the way it's supposed to be (similar to the 'Raise selected windows after an
interval' checkbox).

Other information:
Comment 1 Gary Mills 2006-02-14 22:01:01 UTC 
This behavior is extremely annoying.  We use Zephyr notification of new e-mail,
and whenever a zwgc window pops up, it steals the focus. Even though my cursor
is still in a gnome-terminal window on the opposite corner of the screen, my
typing disappears.  Some people have said that this makes the Gnome desktop
completely unusable.
Comment 2 Elijah Newren 2006-04-12 18:11:02 UTC 
In metacity 2.15.x:
  gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/focus_new_windows --type string strict


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 152004 ***