On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 12:04:39PM +0100 I heard the voice of Frank Steiner, and lo! it spake thus: > > This does work, i.e., the focus is set to the Save-as-dialog. But > when I type the first letter, a little drop-down appears that shows > existing file names in the current directory. When I continue > typing, this drop-down disappears when the typed letter no longer > match anything, and in this moment, the focus is set back to the > main window. Thus, I cannot continue typing but must move the mouse > over the dialog.
Offhand guess: - The transient pops up, and AutoFocus shifts the focus to it. - The dropdown it pops up is another X window, and covers (well, slips under) where the mouse is. - The dropdown goes away, with means the mouse leaves that window and enters the main window, and so focus shifts to it. The Righter answer may be to warp the pointer when we autofocus... I sometimes get similar sounding mis/behaviour when e.g. I start typing into Firefox's address bar and the mouse isn't far enough down to be clear of it. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | [email protected] Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.
