Re: How can I stop emacs from stealing focus?

[Bruce Korb]

On Feb 7, 2008 9:11 AM, Mark T. Kennedy <ccccc> wrote:
>
> bruce, i have the same problem.  exactly what did you change to get it to 
> work?
> /mark kennedy

> >> 2.  make the setting findable with either "steal" or "focus" in the
> >> settings search.
> >
> > Oh, I've got it:  I have to lie to emacs.  I have "focus follows
> > mouse" set "on" so that emacs knows the KDE window manager policy.  It
> > uses that information to steal the mouse and the focus.  By lying to
> > it, it leaves my mouse alone.  Thank you.

Alt-X menu-bar-mode
Under "options" there is "configure emacs".
Select the "settable things matching pattern" and use "focus" for your pattern.
"steal" won't work.  The description talks about letting emacs know what the
window manager is doing.  It wants to know so that it will know to steal the
mouse and focus, but the help text doesn't talk about why emacs wants to know.
So, lie.  :(