[opensuse] Yast2 grabbing window focus
I love the new 10.3. Thanks for developing it. When I run Yast2 "Software Management" it opens windows to report it is doing various things with repositories. It opens and then closes lots of windows. Each time it opens a new window it takes the focus away from the window I am working in and I have to click my window to get back to work. Again and again. It seems to do this with both GTK and QT. Could Yast open just one windows and display all its messages in that window? I think that was the behavior in 10.2. Thanks. Bill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 09/10/2007, Bill Merriam
When I run Yast2 "Software Management" it opens windows to report it is doing various things with repositories. It opens and then closes lots of windows. Each time it opens a new window it takes the focus away from the window I am working in and I have to click my window to get back to work. Again and again. It seems to do this with both GTK and QT.
It is ok under kwin (kde's window manager) because kwin's focus stealing prevention copes well with it, however, if you're using metacity (gnome) or compiz then it will indeed steal focus.
Could Yast open just one windows and display all its messages in that window? I think that was the behavior in 10.2.
Actually 10.2 behaved in the same way. It would be certainly preferable to use a single window. This is an annoyance everyone is aware of. _ Benjamin Weber -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
This is an annoyance everyone is aware of.
Scenario: typing in an IRC client and you are also installing updates. The focus gets stolen but you are still typing and since some of the windows also focus the abort button you inadvertently hit it because the focus was stolen. Now you scream and get upset. Yes this has happened to me and it took a while to figure out that you don't type anything while the updates are installing and the focus keeps getting stolen. Haha.. I kept thinking why couldn't it all be done in just one window with a progress bar and a label telling me what's happening. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Tuesday 2007-10-09 at 17:23 -0400, Frank Hale wrote:
This is an annoyance everyone is aware of.
Scenario: typing in an IRC client and you are also installing updates. The focus gets stolen but you are still typing and since some of the windows also focus the abort button you inadvertently hit it because the focus was stolen. Now you scream and get upset. Yes this has happened to me and it took a while to figure out that you don't type anything while the updates are installing and the focus keeps getting stolen. Haha..
Simply start up yast in a different workspace, and work in another. It should not bother you too much. At least, that's what I do in 10.2, at least the main window doesn't grab the focus this way. The pops up go to the active workspace, but not in focus. Maybe 10.3 is different. In that case... you could start a second simultaneous graphical session. That one will surely not steal focus. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFHC/rhtTMYHG2NR9URAu8jAJwJmd9hDFLyExr1W/5IiE72ZgXeXwCeLgTL L7PGdjijEvhEnePg+6MDxEA= =khx2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 09 October 2007 20:25:13 Bill Merriam wrote:
I love the new 10.3. Thanks for developing it.
When I run Yast2 "Software Management" it opens windows to report it is doing various things with repositories. It opens and then closes lots of windows. Each time it opens a new window it takes the focus away from the window I am working in and I have to click my window to get back to work. Again and again. It seems to do this with both GTK and QT.
Are you running KDE? The "new window steals focus" problem is largely in the window manager. If you're running KDE, right click on any window title bar, and select "Configure Window behaviour", then go to Advanced, and raise the Focus Stealing Prevention Level (not too high, because then all new windows will open in the background :)
Could Yast open just one windows and display all its messages in that window?
It's a fair feature request. You can open a bugzilla entry for it and suggest it -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Tuesday 2007-10-09 at 21:56 +0200, Anders Johansson wrote:
It's a fair feature request. You can open a bugzilla entry for it and suggest it
And it will be closed as duplicated :-P It was reported ages ago, by me, for instance. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFHC/hQtTMYHG2NR9URApeLAJ4gA73kffLiD/lQOhB0LJtPWktOXACfaOtw HAnVlcUgxEkfZX0j5JwZUHs= =ZbGf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Dňa Tuesday 09 October 2007 23:53:18 Carlos E. R. ste napísal:
The Tuesday 2007-10-09 at 21:56 +0200, Anders Johansson wrote:
It's a fair feature request. You can open a bugzilla entry for it and suggest it
And it will be closed as duplicated :-P
It was reported ages ago, by me, for instance.
Yes, it's on the YaSt team radar. The only way to fix this problem sooner is to submit patches. Stano, wishing to have a bit of time to hack this up -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 09 October 2007 01:25:13 pm Bill Merriam wrote:
I love the new 10.3. Thanks for developing it.
When I run Yast2 "Software Management" it opens windows to report it is doing various things with repositories. It opens and then closes lots of windows. Each time it opens a new window it takes the focus away from the window I am working in and I have to click my window to get back to work. Again and again. It seems to do this with both GTK and QT.
Could Yast open just one windows and display all its messages in that window? I think that was the behavior in 10.2.
Thanks. Bill
Is that GNOME or KDE desktop. I use KDE and just started YaST and it didn't grabbed focus from KMail for a second. For KDE: Look in a Configure Desktop > Desktop > Window Behavior Tab Advanced 'Focus stealing prevention level:' Here is set to 'Low' and 'Hide utility windows for inactive applications' is checked. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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