Is click to focus right way to use the WM ?

Xeratul · 11-12-2023, 03:17 PM

Hello,

Is click to focus right way to use the WM ?

Old habits of Unix. Before Age of Windows 3.1 came.

Regards.

sundialsvcs · 11-12-2023, 10:49 PM

I'd say that "the right way" is the one that is most instinctive for you.

uteck · 11-12-2023, 10:54 PM

It's Linux, there is no 'right way'. Use what works.

frankbell · 11-12-2023, 11:01 PM

For what it's worth, I prefer "click to focus" to "focus follows mouse."

Just my two cents.

sundialsvcs · 11-12-2023, 11:59 PM

It's sort of like ... "when you roll the middle mouse-wheel 'up,' does the content move 'up' or 'down?'"

Which do you prefer?

GazL · 11-13-2023, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sundialsvcs

It's sort of like ... "when you roll the middle mouse-wheel 'up,' does the content move 'up' or 'down?'"

Which do you prefer?

I have a kensington trackball with a scroll wheel that you either turn clockwise or anti-clockwise. The correct answer to tbis question becomes much more obvious with this particular device.

sundialsvcs · 11-13-2023, 11:02 AM

But ... isn't it very nice that ... in order to "meaningfully change things," we don't have to petition either Cupertino or Redmond or [IBM ...] "Armonk, New York?"

fatmac · 11-13-2023, 01:07 PM

I like 'click to focus' because if you knock the mouse accidentally, it won't stop you entering data in the program you were using.....

thinknix · 11-13-2023, 06:55 PM

I prefer focus-follows-mouse, without auto-raise. That way I can type in a console while watching something in an unfocused window in a layer or two above it.

Xeratul · 11-14-2023, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fatmac

I like 'click to focus' because if you knock the mouse accidentally, it won't stop you entering data in the program you were using.....

but when popups come from nowhere out of space, then you are interrupted while typing,working....

jayjwa · 11-21-2023, 01:01 PM

Sloppy focus, auto raise to what's under the mouse pointer. If I'm pointing to it, I'm likely going to type in that window or at least want to see it so it should raise.

rtmistler · 11-21-2023, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sundialsvcs

I'd say that "the right way" is the one that is most instinctive for you.

Absolutely valid.

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Originally Posted by thinknix

I prefer focus-follows-mouse, without auto-raise. That way I can type in a console while watching something in an unfocused window in a layer or two above it.

I prefer this as well, however:

I'm very much a keyboard person
I also use 6 or 9 workspaces so each workspace has limited function and I tend to swap workflows by shortcut keystrokes and do so very rapidly. I remap the workspace switcher keystrokes to be efficient
I like the ability to change focus because I intentionally shove or pull the mouse to hit a sub-pane when there is one, and I want or need to use it

May sound weird but that's me, hence why you should figure out what is for you.