Re: FVWM: Automatically raise certain windows

From: Tom Alsberg <alsbergt_at_dexter.zoopee.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:20:28 +0200

On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 03:25:43PM +0000, Mikhael Goikhman wrote:
> On 02 Dec 2001 10:58:56 +0200, Tom Alsberg wrote:
> >
> > Thanks much... This really works.
> > I yet have a problem, though.
> >
> > FvwmAuto raises on keyboard focus, not on mouse pointer position. Most
> > of the windows I want to auto-raise are those I set the ClickToFocus
> > style for. Also for FvwmIconMan I have it set the focus for the
> > selected window, so it immediately lowers again.
> >
> > Is there a way to raise on pointer in window, and not on keyboard
> > focus?
>
> FvwmAuto only operates on focus change, so you can't do it with NeverFocus
> or ClickToFocus windows. There is no enter-window and leave-window internal
> events in FVWM, so I doubt your request is currently possible.

  How difficult would it be to add this to FVWM? I'm really missing
this feature from CTWM... I might try to make a patch, or could I make
this a feature request?

>
> I can only suggest to use Alt-Mouse2 to Raise/Lower a window, like:
>
> Mouse 2 WI M MoveOrRaiseLower
>
> or maybe use some unused mice button:
>
> Mouse 4 WI A RaiseLower

  That doesn't really help. I do this, but for some windows I just
want them auto-raised and auto-lowered...

>
> Regards,
> Mikhael.

  Thanks, any help appreciated,
  -- Tom

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