Have a look at the window manager properties, you can change them so all
new windows get keyboard & mouse focus
I don't know how 6.1 is setup, but try
foot > settings > Gnome control center from there > window
manage properties
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On 16/12/99 at 6:23 Steve Cohen wrote:
>I am using GNOME for the first time. One thing that is driving me crazy
>is that when windows are popped up on the screen, keyboard focus doesn't
>always follow. For example, I'm running Netscape Mail and click New
>Message. A
>message-composition Window pops up but until I click my mouse in that
>window, it isn't active and keystrokes that I type go elsewhere.
>Similarly if I click the terminal button at the bottom, I must click
>into the terminal window
>after it pops up in order for it to accept my keystrokes.
>
>Is this normal with Gnome? A known bug? Or what? I simply installed
>it
>right out of the 6.1 box. This is really unacceptable behavior.
Regards
Greg Wright
IT Consultant Sydney Australia
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