danson@udel.edu (Douglas Anson) (06/18/91)
Hello! Im running motif on my 386 platform (UHC SVR4). I would like to know if it is possible to have mwm allow writing into a window (i.e. an xterm), by ONLY moving the mouse pointer into the window. (i.e. twm allows you to do this). I would like to eliminate the extra mouse button press that is required to raise a window so that it can be written in. thanks in advance! doug anson danson@udel.edu Univ. Of Del. ASEL
roger@zuken.co.jp (Roger Meunier) (06/18/91)
In article <56516@nigel.ee.udel.edu> danson@udel.edu (Douglas Anson) writes: > I would like to know if it > is possible to have mwm allow writing into a window (i.e. an xterm), by > ONLY moving the mouse pointer into the window. Try adding the following to your resource defaults file (e.g., ~/.Xdefaults): Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer Works for me... BTW, does anyone have a clue as to why this is not the de facto default? Who out there enjoys having to *explicitly* tell the window manager which window they want to work with? -- Roger Meunier @ Zuken, Inc. Yokohama, Japan (roger@zuken.co.jp)
marc@sequoia.cray.com (Marc Bouron) (06/18/91)
Put this in your .Xdefaults to avoid `click to type', and run xrdb: Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer [M][a][r][c] ################################################################################ # # marc@sequoia.cray.com # . . # # Marc CR Bouron # M.Bouron@cray.co.uk (ARPA) # _|\ /|_ # # Cray Research (UK) Ltd. # M.Bouron@crayuk.uucp (DOMAIN) # (_|_V_|_) # # +44 344 485971 x2208 # M.Bouron@uk.co.cray (JANET) # | | # # # ...!ukc!crayuk!M.Bouron (UUCP) # # ################################################################################
dj@micromuse.co.uk (D.J.Walker-Morgan) (06/18/91)
danson@udel.edu (Douglas Anson) writes: >Im running motif on my 386 platform (UHC SVR4). I would like to know if it >is possible to have mwm allow writing into a window (i.e. an xterm), by >ONLY moving the mouse pointer into the window. (i.e. twm allows you to do >this). I would like to eliminate the extra mouse button press that is >required to raise a window so that it can be written in. Yes... Add to your .Xdefaults file Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer Mwm*focusAutoRaise: TRUE Mwm*autoRaiseDelay: 500 (Flavour the autoRaiseDelay (it's in msec) to whatever suits you...) (500 is it's default ) (It's probably in a FAQ file near you) -- ========================================================================= dj@micromuse.co.uk | "I've seen the future, I can't afford it" - ABC | Voice +44-71-352-7774 Fax +44-71-351-7834
masa@hpsciz.sc.hp.com (Masayoshi Habu) (06/18/91)
In comp.windows.x.motif, danson@udel.edu (Douglas Anson) writes:
Hello!
Im running motif on my 386 platform (UHC SVR4). I would like to know if it
is possible to have mwm allow writing into a window (i.e. an xterm), by
ONLY moving the mouse pointer into the window. (i.e. twm allows you to do
this). I would like to eliminate the extra mouse button press that is
required to raise a window so that it can be written in.
I believe that this resource setting does what you want:
Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer
Use this in your .Xdefaults or any other resoruces files to be read by xrdb
when your X server starts up.
Masamarcs@slc.com (Marc San Soucie) (06/19/91)
Roger Meunier (roger@zuken.co.jp) writes: > Try adding the following to your resource defaults file (e.g., ~/.Xdefaults): > > Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer > > BTW, does anyone have a clue as to why this is not the de facto default? > Who out there enjoys having to *explicitly* tell the window manager which > window they want to work with? Well, I don't exactly enjoy it, but it's a lot less annoying than having to locate my bleeding pointer, shove it into a window and then leave the bloody thing there on top of my good stuff just so I can type into the window. I may be in the minority, but I cannot fathom how you pointer-driven types can live with that behaviour. Marc San Soucie Portland, Oregon marcs@slc.com P.S. One good reason to have click-to-type as the default is that it is a heck of a lot easier to explain to someone who has -no- prior window-system experience. When a new window pops up but because of geographical happenstance the pointer is not in the window, how does one explain the fact that one cannot type into the new window?
jfm@tss.com (Joe Martin) (06/21/91)
In article <56516@nigel.ee.udel.edu> danson@udel.edu (Douglas Anson) writes: Im running motif on my 386 platform (UHC SVR4). I would like to know if it is possible to have mwm allow writing into a window (i.e. an xterm), by ONLY moving the mouse pointer into the window. (i.e. twm allows you to do this). I would like to eliminate the extra mouse button press that is required to raise a window so that it can be written in. Your subject references raising but your article asks about input focus so I'll address both. The following line in your resource file will cause the focus to follow the pointer: Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer If you also want the window raised, the following line will do it: Mwm*focusAutoRaise: True -- *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* | Joseph F. Martin | Internet: jfm@tss.com | | Teknekron Software Systems, Inc. | UUCP: ...!uunet!tss!jfm | | 530 Lytton Avenue, Suite 301 | (415) 325-1025 | | Palo Alto, CA 94303 | Disclaimer: I never said that! | | "This article made from recycled char's" | *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*