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From: Momesso Andrea <momesso.andrea@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Re: How to prevent Firefox from switching VT?
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:07:58 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090107140758.GA5477@revolver> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gk2446$208$1@ger.gmane.org>

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On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 01:36:44PM +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> Ralf Stephan wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I'm using mutt as MUA in an xterm on VT1 and calling up,
>> via urlview, FF on VT2 with a web page from a mail URL.
>> Up to some time recently, Firefox only switched VT the
>> first time I did this, now it does it every time, annoyingly.
>> I would like to make FF stick to a specific VT, or just
>> not switch VT when called from another. Possible?
>
> It does not happen here.  I'm on KDE 3.5.10.  I guess you have "Focus 
> Stealing Prevention" disabled.  KDE Control Center->Desktop->Window 
> Behavior->Advanced->Focus Stealing Prevention Level->Choose at least "Low" 
> here.
>
> If you're on something else than KDE, I don't know :P  Look for the 
> equivalent of KDE's focus stealing prevention in your WM/DE (if it has 
> one).
>
If using xfce4:

Settings ---> Window Manager Tweaks ---> Focus

Leave "Activate focus stealing prevention" unchecked

In the field "When a wondow raises itself" choose the second or the
third according to your preferences. 


TopperH

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Momesso Andrea
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2009-01-07 14:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-06  8:21 [gentoo-user] How to prevent Firefox from switching VT? Ralf Stephan
2009-01-06  8:54 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2009-01-07  9:22   ` Ralf Stephan
2009-01-07 11:36 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-01-07 11:56   ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2009-01-07 12:05     ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-01-07 12:18       ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2009-01-07 14:07   ` Momesso Andrea [this message]

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