FC5 + new gnome terminal goes to background

Paul Howarth paul at city-fan.org
Wed Apr 19 13:23:24 UTC 2006


Ingemar Nilsson wrote:
> Ron Yorston <rmy at tigress.co.uk> writes:
> 
>> It's not something I'd ever want, but there are people out there who
>> never want new windows to take focus from the one they're working in.
> 
> I'd say that applies to "unsolicited" windows, that open even if I did not
> request them. An example is the Gaim conversation window, which opens when
> somebody sends you a message. If I'm typing into another window and it
> steals my focus, I'll be disrupted and irritated. Windows that I request to
> be opened, e.g. by starting an application or selecting a menu entry (that
> leads to a dialog box) in an open application, should IMO get the focus.
> 
> I'm not sure how the window manager can identify these "unsolicited"
> windows though.

I actually like the new behaviour. When working on a slower machine, it 
can take a long time for windows of a big application to appear. In the 
meantime, I like to get on with other things and I don't like having the 
focus stolen from me when the big app eventually turns up.

Paul.




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