Re: FVWM: fvwm 1.24r problems with "active focus" applications

From: Alan Shutko <ats_at_wydo125.wustl.edu>
Date: 23 Oct 1996 00:33:33 -0500

>>>>> "SR" == Scott Raney <raney_at_metacard.com> writes:

SR> Continued use of pointer focus as the default will just
SR> demonstrate a total lack of respect for industry standards by the
SR> fvwm developers, prevents many advanced applications (such as
SR> MetaCard) from working well on many Linux systems, annoys and
SR> confuses novice users, and is generally detrimental to the success
SR> of products such as Linux that deserve all the help they can get.

Ouch!

First, the default focus policy is a site/distribution decision. You
would be better off haranguing them.

Second, fvwm 2 allows the focus policy to be set on a per window basis,
so it could be MouseFocus for most things, but ClickFocus for
MetaCard.

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Received on Wed Oct 23 1996 - 00:34:35 BST

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