Re: [rox-devel] OroboROX focus bugs

[Jonatan L. <th...@ho...>]

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:37:18 -0700
Ken Hayber <ke...@ha...> wrote:

> Jonatan Liljedahl wrote:
> 
> >>>> Running OroboROX 0.9.6-13 with UNIX focus policy.
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>Another thing... I think it could be a good idea to have an option
> >>>to focus dialog pop-ups even though your mouse isn't near it. (As
> >is>>the case most often, since dialogs tend to pop up in the middle
> >of>>the screen or parent window).
> >>>This would make it easier for keyboardists who wish not to reach
> >for>>
> >>>the
> >>>mouse too often.
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>I patched about that.  It went into -12.  Do you have a specific
> >case >where it doesn't work?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I have -13 here... (patched from -11)
> >What should the patch do?
> >  
> >
> It focuses new Dialogs, regardless of policy, as long as the owner of 
> the Dialog was already focused.
> Patch attached for reference.

Oh, I see it works for some apps but not for all. GTK 2 apps seems to
work but not GTK 1, at least not Sylpheed - it's dialogs always pops up
in the middle of the screen and without focus.

Maybe the focus-new-windows checkbox should make new windows (incl.
dialogs) always get focus, regardless of focus policy?

/Jonatan    -=( http://kymatica.com )=-