Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1196 mails)

[C <smaug42@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 17:11, James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> However, when I click on something, it's because I want to use it and it
> should have focus.  As an example, yesterday I was using Wireshark.  I
> clicked on the link about filters and didn't see the browser.  I then had to
> check the open Firefox windows to find the one that had a new tab with the
> desired info.  There is simply no excuse for that sort of behavior.  I
> should not have to search for something I just opened.  I don't recall ever
> seeing that behavior in KDE3 nor in Windows or OS/2.

This is something I see in Windows all the time (work laptop).
Windows 7 to be specific.  Constantly I'm hunting down windows that
have opened up under whatever I clicked on.. IE9 is particularly bad
for this (click a link in a company web app that opens up a popup
window, and 100% of the time the window opens at the bottom of the
stack of open windows).... or the request for authorization in Windows
7... it's always in the background, behind everything I'm working on.

Not justifying the behavior you're seeing on KDE4... just commenting
that this is not specific to KDE4... although I've yet to see or
notice it on my desktop.

Just thinking on this... one behavior of KDE (was in KDE3 and is still
there in KDE4) that I find useful is.. if you start an application,
while it's starting, you can click back to another already open
application and continue working while the other application starts
up.  Once it starts up, it'll stay in the background until you bring
it forward.

C.
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx