Re: active window change when moving the window separator in a splited window

[Bob Babcock]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote in 
news:mailman.3746.1170098050.2155.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org:

>     You click on the bottom window that becomes active
>     As soon as you click  on the window separator to change the windows
>     proportion the upside-window becomes active.
> 
> Is that really a bug?

I've been bothered by the same behavior, but I can see why it happens.  The 
cursor moves to the upper window before emacs knows that you are going to 
resize the windows.  On the other hand, if you click on the buffer name, 
you cycle the upper window through buffers but do not move the focus.  
Could there be a part of the mode line that could be used for resizing 
without affecting the focus, maybe the fringe?
.