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Re: Epoch/tvtwm

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From: loader
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1993 09:54
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In article <1ujgur$68k@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>, Jim.Rees@umich.edu writes:
> In article <1993Jun2.042431.25317@cs.wisc.edu>, falsafi@cs.wisc.edu (Babak Falsafi) writes:
> 
>   I am running epoch on a DECstation 5000 under tvtwm. I have noticed
>   that when I move the mouse from one screen into the other the text cursor
>   does not move!
> 
> It's not supposed to move.  Why should it?
> 
> However, reading between the lines, I wonder if you're having trouble
> getting the input focus to shift to the new window.  This would be the case
> if you had NoTitleFocus set (in your .twmrc file for example) or if you were
> using a "click-to-focus" window manager like mwm.

Actually, I think this is a bug with (TV)TWM --- I've experienced it
intermitantly, but only when I use epoch without title bars! I think it's due
to TWM not sending the correct focus events, and other applications don't
experience this by looking for EnterNotify and LeaveNotify events.

Ralph.
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From: loader@vax.oxford.ac.uk
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Subject: Re: Epoch/tvtwm
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Date: 4 Jun 93 10:54:28 BST
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