Re: FVWM: focus managing query

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik.vogt_at_math.uh.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:32:46 +0100

On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 11:13:58AM +0000, Ray Fung wrote:
> hi folks
>
> i am trying to figure out whether the following
> 'focus-style' was possible in fvwm2 (i've been using
> the 2.2.4 stable release); i would like that i can
> have a keybinding, say meta-tab, to be able to switch
> to the prev window that had focus but if meta is held
> down and tab is pressed again, we get the prev-prev
> window that had focus.
>
> eg:
>
> windows in order which gained focus most recently
> (from lhs, and window 'a' currently has focus)
> [a b c d]
>
> meta-tab would give me focus on windwo 'b' and the
> windows-focus list would be:
> [b a c d]
>
> however if i did meta-tab-tab now, i get focus on
> window 'c' and the list being now
> [c b a d]
>
> i wondered if this is possible? i ask because a lot
> of other window managers (enlightenement/kde) allow
> this sort of behaviour and wondered if this was on an
> enhancements/todo list.

Try this configuration lines:

  AddToFunc AltTabFunc
  + I Raise
  + I Focus
  Key Tab A M Prev Function AltTabFunc

You may want to limit this to the current page or desk:

  Key Tab A M Prev (currentdesk) Function AltTabFunc

or

  Key Tab A M Prev (currentpage) Function AltTabFunc

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^

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