Re: Focus-follows-Mouse and maximizing problems in Fluxbox 1.0rc3

Mathias, Thanks for the reply

You say they got renamed, I realize that, but it's funny how things work 
out.
After upgrading, my terms don't maximize to the top of the panel 
anymore.  I know this problem
is well documented.  Other wm's make mention it it.  But, what puzzles 
me is that .9.11 would maximize
the terms just fine... put them right on top of the panel, no gap.

Now, fast forward to 1.0rc3, maximize aterm, there is a gap.  When I 
move the mouse from a window to the panel, if the mouse happens to float
over another window on the way that is below the terminal window, that 
window below get's focus, and if I then choose it in the panel with the 
intent to bring
it to the front, it gets minimized instead, because it was focused.  A 
delay on the mouse focus might fix this.  icewm, and openbox have a delay.
ahwm goes a step further with dealing with this.  Fluxbox doesn't seem 
to deal with it much at all.

(I'll try to get a screenshot, but in the meantime, please try to 
imagine it.  5+- pixels of whatever is behind
is shown between the bottom of an aterm and the top of the panel with 
the term is maximized.  Note all other
app windows maximize properly.)

thanks
gene

Mathias Gumz wrote:
> hi,
>
>   
>> I upgraded from .9.11 (i think), to 1.0rc3.
>>     
>
> good choice
>
>   
>> 1)  There is no sloppy focus anymore (it seems as of 9.14.)
>>     
>
> they got renamed.
>
> http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/fluxbox/trunk/doc/asciidoc/fluxbox.txt
>
> quote:
>
> <pre>
>
> FOCUS MODEL
> -----------
> The Focus Model defines how windows gain focus (i.e. become the active window,
> which receives keyboard and mouse events). The focus model can be changed in
> the configuration menu (usually located under 'fluxbox menu' in the Root Menu.
>
> There are two main aspects of the focus model: how windows gain focus and how
> tabs gain focus. Each of these has two options: focus follows mouse and click
> to focus. Focus follows mouse means that windows will gain focus when the mouse
> hovers over them. Click to focus means that windows will gain focus when the
> mouse clicks on them.
>
> Thus, there are four main options when choosing a focus model. You should choose
> one of the first two and one of the last two. They are:
>
> - *Click To Focus*:
>     click to focus windows
> - *Mouse Focus*:
>     window focus follows mouse
> - *ClickTabFocus*:
>     click to focus tabs
> - *MouseTabFocus*:
>     tab focus follows mouse
>
> There is one more option in the focus model menu. It is called AutoRaise. When
> AutoRaise is enabled, focused windows will appear on top of other windows in
> the same layer. When AutoRaise is disabled, you must explicitly raise a focused
> window, using the window menu or keybinding.
>
> </pre>
>
>   
>> 2)  In .9.11 i could maximize aterm and it would sit on top of the panel
>> (toolbar.)
>> now there's a gap.  No amount of theme changing, tweeking, font changing
>> etc, will fix it.
>>     
>
> make a screenshot and paint a red brush to where the gap is.
>
>   
>> Why could flux .9.11 do it, but not it can't?  Why can't a bit of extra
>> window be added,
>>     
>
> br,
> mathias
>   


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