Summary: How to make focus follow mouse when all settings appear to be
set for focus to follow mouse but still it does not happen.
Details:
Running an lxde desktop. I'm setup for ~/.xinitrc to invoke lxde.
I dug around in the settings and found where I could set 'focus follows
mouse' so that windows 'raise' when the mouse goes over them. And I
could set the time in milliseconds for the raise to happen.
All familiar stuff... other than finding where to make the settings in
the GUI.
There are actually two places:
1) From the top panel menu item Applications/ System Tools /
preferences / openbox conifuration manager / then on the tabs
on left of window chose 'Mouse'
[x] Focus windows when the mouse pointer moves over them
[...]
[x] Raise windows when mouse pointer moves over them
Delay before focusing ... 600 Milisec
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2) Applications / System tools / preferences / Advanced settings /
then from the list on left chose 'Windows'
"Window focus mode 'Mouse'
So I have both set as indicated, but still, even after a reboot I
don't have focus following mouse.
Open and overlap two xterms move the mouse to the one partially under
the other and it should be raised withing 600 miliseconds, which his
just a bit over 1/2 second.
NOTHING HAPPENS.
So I checked the text (xml) config file found at:
~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml, and sure enough I found the setting:
(asterisks at key lines added -hp)
<focus>
<focusNew>yes</focusNew>
<!-- always try to focus new windows when they appear. other rules do
apply -->
*** <followMouse>yes</followMouse>
<!-- move focus to a window when you move the mouse into it -->
<focusLast>yes</focusLast>
<!-- focus the last used window when changing desktops, instead of the one
under the mouse pointer. when followMouse is enabled -->
<underMouse>no</underMouse>
<!-- move focus under the mouse, even when the mouse is not moving -->
<focusDelay>600</focusDelay>
<!-- when followMouse is enabled, the mouse must be inside the window for
this many milliseconds (1000 = 1 sec) before moving focus to it
-->
*** <raiseOnFocus>yes</raiseOnFocus>
<!-- when followMouse is enabled, and a window is given focus by moving the
mouse into it, also raise the window -->
</focus>
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Ok, so what else to do to make focus follow mouse?
Oh PS - I rebooted after making and checking all settings just to make
sure that they had all been started.
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