This is normal, because vmware want's to simulate windows within
an "new" computer it make sure that there is no confusion
about wat belong's to what. I now there is a copy/paste possibility
but regarding mouse and keyboard the made sure thing go right.
Ever tried pressing ctrl-alt to remove mouse from the vmware screen?
This results that the vmware box is treated as a normal fvwm window.
Afterwards, it is possible to click into vmware to get back.
This ain't an fvwm bug, and certainly also ain't an vmware bug.
Fvwm can't do a thing about it because vmware set's these proparties.
vmware acts like a normal fvwm window, but inside vmware it has full control about how the new box works, and it needs to do that to fully simulate the new
computer.
Regards,
Marc
On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 07:12:01PM -0400, tlau-fvwm_at_ofb.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use vmware with fvwm 2.5.5, and the MouseFocusClickRaises style. I
> just sent this email to the vmware support forum:
>
> I use vmware under a window manager with a focus-follows-mouse
> policy. When windows are in front of the vmware window, vmware
> won't release the mouse cursor until the mouse moves outside the
> boundary of the vmware window, even though there is a window in
> front of the vmware window that should receive the focus. This
> only happens when the cursor has been grabbed by vmware (it's the
> arrow, not the hand).
>
> In these cases, the cursor disappears behind the window in front,
> resulting in confusing behavior. I expect that when the pointer
> moves from vmware to a window that partially obscures the vmware
> window, the focus should transfer to the window in front. However
> vmware retains the focus until the pointer exits the vmware window,
> at which point focus switches to the window beneath the cursor.
>
> I have seen this problem with both fvwm (version 2.5.5) and sawfish
> (version 1.2) window managers.
>
> Normally I would categorize this as a vmware bug, but in some cases fvwm
> is also at fault. Sometimes, even though I move the mouse outside the
> vmware window, focus doesn't transfer to the window on top, but rather
> remains inside the vmware window. So I can get into a situation, where
> the focus is in one window, but my cursor is quite obviously in a
> different window.
>
> Unfortunately, it only happens sometimes. But it happens dozens of
> times a day, and it gets to be rather annoying.
>
> Any ideas? Has this been fixed in a newer version of fvwm?
>
> --Tessa
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Thanks,
Marc aka IzNoGood
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