Focus changes while dragging icons

[Laurent Bigonville-2]

Hi,

In nautilus (and other applications) the focus of windows changes when
the user is dragging an icon (file) over it. This is quite annoying when
for example a bigger window suddenly hide a smaller one where you
precisely want to drop the file.

On other OS (MacOSX and MS/Windows) when you drag a file the focus stay
unchanged.

So what do you think about that? What should be the behavior?

Any idea?

Laurent Bigonville
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[Bastien Nocera]

On Thu, 2009-07-30 at 14:07 +0200, Laurent Bigonville wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In nautilus (and other applications) the focus of windows changes when
> the user is dragging an icon (file) over it. This is quite annoying when
> for example a bigger window suddenly hide a smaller one where you
> precisely want to drop the file.
>
> On other OS (MacOSX and MS/Windows) when you drag a file the focus stay
> unchanged.
>
> So what do you think about that? What should be the behavior?

The behaviour in MacOS X and Windows is correct, but it's for technical
reasons it's not implemented.

Check bugizlla under gtk+.

Cheers

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[Alexey Rusakov-2]

В Чтв, 30/07/2009 в 14:07 +0200, Laurent Bigonville пишет:
> Hi,
>
> In nautilus (and other applications) the focus of windows changes when
> the user is dragging an icon (file) over it. This is quite annoying when
> for example a bigger window suddenly hide a smaller one where you
> precisely want to drop the file.
I don't observe this behaviour.

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[Florian Ludwig-2]

On Thu, 2009-07-30 at 14:07 +0200, Laurent Bigonville wrote:
>
> In nautilus (and other applications) the focus of windows changes when
> the user is dragging an icon (file) over it. This is quite annoying
> when for example a bigger window suddenly hide a smaller one where you
> precisely want to drop the file.
I "use" this feature and found it useful as often you need to hit a
specific area of the window that might be hidden. As the focusing is
delayed it never run into my way.

Btw, You can also hover a window-list entry and the window get raised.

> On other OS (MacOSX and MS/Windows) when you drag a file the focus
> stay unchanged.
At least on windows you can also drag onto a window list entry. This
does not work on GNOME, maybe for technically reasons. This possibility
reduces the need of "managing" windows while drag'n'drop.

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On Thursday 30 July 2009 9:47:06 am Alexey Rusakov wrote:
> В Чтв, 30/07/2009 в 14:07 +0200, Laurent Bigonville пишет:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In nautilus (and other applications) the focus of windows changes when
> > the user is dragging an icon (file) over it. This is quite annoying when
> > for example a bigger window suddenly hide a smaller one where you
> > precisely want to drop the file.
> I don't observe this behaviour.

Focus follows mouse v. click to focus, perhaps?

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[Alexey Rusakov-2]

В Чтв, 30/07/2009 в 11:24 -0400, Mackenzie Morgan пишет:

> On Thursday 30 July 2009 9:47:06 am Alexey Rusakov wrote:
> > В Чтв, 30/07/2009 в 14:07 +0200, Laurent Bigonville пишет:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > In nautilus (and other applications) the focus of windows changes when
> > > the user is dragging an icon (file) over it. This is quite annoying when
> > > for example a bigger window suddenly hide a smaller one where you
> > > precisely want to drop the file.
> > I don't observe this behaviour.
>
> Focus follows mouse v. click to focus, perhaps?

I thought of it, too. I use "focus follows mouse" mode.

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