jdchrist@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Dan Christensen) (05/17/89)
In article <8905170356.AA12077@aero4.larc.nasa.gov> blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates TAD/TAB ms294 x42854") writes: > > I have been told that you CAN direct the input focus to a window OTHER >than the one under the cursor, the person who told me, however, has never >tried it and he doesn't care to either. I can see reasons to do it both >ways. I have some aplications that I NEED to fix input focus even though >the cursor is over a different window. Other times the other way would be >nice. >-- > > Brent L. Bates This can be done, although it may not be quite what you want. All you have to do is put the tracker in the window that you want to have the input focus and then hold down a mouse button or a key on the keyboard. Until you let go, the input focus will remain in the same window. ---- Dan Christensen, Computer Graphics Lab, jdchrist@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. jdchrist@watcgl.waterloo.edu
moss@BRL.MIL ("Gary S. Moss", VLD/VMB) (05/18/89)
< This can be done, although it may not be quite what you want. All you < have to do is put the tracker in the window that you want to have the < input focus and then hold down a mouse button or a key on the keyboard. < Until you let go, the input focus will remain in the same window. This works for picking points, sweeping rectangles, etc. with the graphics cursor, but does not help if what you are doing is typing text commands in one window, but need the cursor to remain in the graphics window. -moss