severity 293105 minor
thanks

        Hi,

Gaute Strokkenes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Tue, Feb 01, 2005:

> I use Straw with Gnome and Galeon.  When I click on a link in Straw, a
> new tab is created for that URL in a Galeon window and that window is
> brought to front.  However the new tab is not focused, which is very
> confusing.

 This is a new feature in Galeon 1.3.19 where it will try to reuse an
 existing window on the same workspace if possible.

> Experiments reveal that this is because I have the "Focus new tabs
> automatically" option unset (the name may be slightly inaccurate since
> I only have a Galeon instance running in a Norwegian locale and so I
> only see the Norwegian translation). 

 [ This is another problem, which happens afterward. ]

> I don't think that option should be consulted in this case: clicking
> on a link in another application is not the same thing as opening a
> link in a new tab from within Galeon.  In any case, it does not make
> sense to bring the window to front without at the same time focusing
> the tab; the only logical options are to do both or neither.

 Configure your browser to be "galeon -n", this will create a new window
 each time instead.

     Regards,

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Lo�c Minier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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