Re: problem with 'other-frame' with KDE "Focus Follows Mouse" window behavior

[Alan Mackenzie]

Alain Cochard <alain@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de> wrote on 14 Dec 2005
18:47:05 +0100:

> Hello.

> I'm using Emacs GNU Emacs 21.4.1 
>      (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) 
>      of 2005-05-18 on decompose.build.redhat.com
> with KDE 3.4.2-0.fc4.1 Red Hat.

> When I use the "Focus Follows Mouse" KDE window behavior, then the
> emacs command 'M-x other frame' does not work.

How, precisely, does it "not work"?  Could it be that M-x other-frame
(which has the binding C-x 5 o, by the way) does work, but that KDE
instantly restores the focus to the frame where the mouse is?

Does it still fail to work when the mouse isn't over any frame?

> I have experimented with the variable focus-follows-mouse set to 't' or
> 'nil' but I don't see any difference.

> Other than that, the "Focus Follows Mouse" KDE behavior works
> properly, so I thought it might be an emacs problem.  (On the other
> hand, if I try the "Focus _Under_ Mouse" KDE window behavior instead,
> then 'M-x other-frame' works fine...)

> Previously I was using Emacs 21.3.1 with KDE 3.1.4-4 and it was
> working properly.

> Thanks in advance for any hint.
> AC

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