Questions tagged [window-focus]
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How to enable mouse focus in Linux Mint 15 with Cinnamon
I'm a big fan of mouse-focus, or "focus follows mouse", and I had this enabled in Mint 14, but when I reinstalled with Mint 15 I can't find the option anywhere. None of the sections in "system ...
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How to unfocused the current webpage in Microsoft Edge without using the mouse?
I'm using Microsoft Edge as my browser, and I'm wondering if there are any keyboard shortcuts available that would allow me to unfocused the current webpage, similar to clicking on a blank area of the ...
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Severe Linux Mouse Click and Window Focus Issues
I have recently been trying to get a working Linux install on my main PC. My PC runs on a GTX 1060.
I've been having this issue where my mouse won't click properly in what looks to be a properly ...
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Mac OS focus on right-click
Is there any way to have Mac OS focus a window that I right-click on? It happens to me quite frequently that I right-click on something, choose "rename" or "create file" or what have you, need to type ...
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Why does Windows 10 no longer put focus on the most recently focused window when closing the focused window?
I'm a power keyboard user, and I commonly follow this pattern:
Find a file in Windows Explorer, highlight it using all keystrokes, and hit "Enter" to open it for visual inspection.
After ...
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How to prevent programs stealing focus in Mint Linux 19?
I would like to prevent programs from stealing window focus in Mint Linux 19.I have tried changing the "Prevent focus stealing" option in the Windows preferences dialog (see screenshot below)...
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How can I prevent Windows Explorer from stealing the focus when a file transfer completes?
How can I prevent Windows Explorer from stealing the focus when a file transfer in Windows Explorer completes?
I use Windows 10 Pro 21H2.
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Active window (program) unexpectedly loses focus in Windows 7
Something is shifting (stealing) focus from my active window (active program) in my Windows, as I'm currently using it.
I have the same problem as described in this question, with a few exceptions:
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Window often loses focus in Windows 7 on Lenovo B580
I have a new laptop Lenovo B580, with Windows 7. As I write, the window sometimes loses focus and I cannot write anymore. Or it happens that the cursor moves within the window. It behaves like is a ...
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Why does the active Firefox window occasionally lose focus?
Occasionally, when I transition from one tab to another, the Firefox window loses focus. This is especially notable when I switch or close tabs via keyboard shortcuts. For example, I can be closing a ...
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X11 application losing focus after 1-2 secs
I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.5 and I'm trying to run some applications on X11 2.3.6.
Any application I run, xterm included, loses focus after 1-2 seconds, making them impossible to use.
I'm running ...
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Is there a way to open a new Google Chrome tab from another application without Chrome being focused and raised?
When reading emails containing multiple links, eg Quora digest, I like to open all the links in tabs the background, then read each tab in turn after I've finished with the email. This works with ...
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Opened windows don't have focus on Windows 10
When I open a new window by right clicking an application in the task bar such as Visual Studio Code and select a recently opened project, the window does not have focus and the application icon in ...
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How to configure Windows 10 for "keyboard focus follows mouse" without clicking into the window and without raising the window?
The context
This is using Windows 10, Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
The question
What I need is the window to remain in the background (perhaps covered up with other windows), but when I move the ...
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Window in focus doesn't minimize when I click on its icon in the taskbar (Windows 10)
After applying the anniversary update, Windows 10 decided it was okay to change various settings for me. I've reversed some of the changes but one persists and I can't seem to find where to fix it.
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