Bug 63476 – icewm forgets focus when switching virtual desktops

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM

[Description bugs.gentoo.org 2004-09-09 14:35:14 UTC]

I use the keyboard extensively and try to stay clear of the mouse. With icewm, I can manage this to a large extent. However, there are still some unexpected behaviourial aspects. There are _keyboard_ actions which shift the focus to a window which is determined _by the mouse_ in focus-follows-mouse-mode. I see this as a bug.

For example, when at virtual desktop 1 focus another window which is not under the mouse (alt-tab). Go to desktop 2 and then back to desktop 1. Now it doesn't select the previously selected window on desktop 1, but instead selects the window under the mouse.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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Expected Results:  
Icewm should not look at the mouse location when key is pressed.

icewm 1.2.16

[Comment 1 Disenchanted (RETIRED) 2004-09-09 19:40:33 UTC]

# Raise windows when focused
RaiseOnFocus=1 # 0 / 1


try setting this to 0

in /etc/icewm/preferences or ~/.icewm/preferences

[Comment 2 Disenchanted (RETIRED) 2004-09-09 20:55:29 UTC]

btw it was a mere guess at which Focus option might be mostlikely helping your issue

i admit being happy with icewm + silversp theme i dont tinker in my preferences much
if nothing in preferences helps this issue i would have to suggest to file a bug upstream, as it would be a feature request only upstream can complete

[Comment 3 bugs.gentoo.org 2004-09-13 10:58:32 UTC]

raiseonfocus was already set at 0; I will swim upstream.