On 15 Sep 2009, at 13:39, Bob Doolittle wrote: > Frank Middleton wrote: >> Maybe I missed a configuration option, but how about not bringing >> windows to the front unless you hit the front key or click on the >> title bar? If you are copying and pasting from one window to another >> it used to be easier because you could keep the source window on top. > > +1 * 1000 > > It's *so* annoying trying to drag a message from thunderbird inbox > window (which I normally have maximized in its own workspace) into a > compose window attachment when every time I click the inbox window > it jumps to the front and obscures my compose window.
See <http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/03/09/yes-dragon-drop-its-a-pun/ > for some background to this long-standing issue. > Also, why isn't "Lower" an available titlebar right-click menu option? I'd guess simply because not enough people (in the wider GNOME community) use Raise and Lower to merit inclusion on the menu... if enough people complain, there's more chance of it appearing. We could also consider doing a local patch just for OpenSolaris, if there's sufficient demand (but we prefer not to do that kind of thing). You can at least set up separate keyboard shortcuts for Raise and Lower in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog, if you wish -- by default, we only set one for "Raise if obscured, otherwise Lower", which is bound to the Front (F15) key. Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:calum.benson at sun.com OpenSolaris Desktop Team http://blogs.sun.com/calum +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems
