Re: [MACTCL] FocusIn on Aqua vs X11

[Jeff H. <je...@ac...>]

On 2010-09-02, at 6:43 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
> So I'm hacking away on Pure Data, a cross-platform Tcl app.  I just  
> noticed that the FocusIn behavior is different when using aqua vs  
> X11.  Basically in X11, when I select a file in a File-Open panel, the  
> original window gets a focusin once the file-open goes away, then the  
> new document wiindow gets a FocusIn once it closes.  On Aqua, the last  
> FocusIn never gets sent to the new window.
> 
> It does seem that Aqua sends much fewer FocusIn events.  Like in X11  
> you get FocusIn after closing a File menu.  My question is that I need  
> stuff set on FocusIn and on Aqua its not being set when I open a new  
> document.  Any suggestions?

You do?  Really?  Why?

The subtext is that you can't rely on wm behavior across platforms, or even across wms.  There is varying Focus behavior on different Linux wms, or even the same wm depending on options.  Maybe a different approach is better overall.

Jeff