[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #61770] Focus follows mouse events should not raise the GUI window

[Lars Kindermann]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61770>

                 Summary: Focus follows mouse events should not raise the GUI
window
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: larskindermann
            Submitted on: Sat 08 Jan 2022 06:21:44 AM CET
                Category: GUI
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Other
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 7.0.90
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

When the general preferences option "focus follows mouse for widgets docked to
the main window" is selected, the GUI window will always raise to the top
whenever the mouse moves over a widget. This is not always desired, most
window managers have separate options for setting focus and autoraising on
mouse moves.

The mouse-over event handler in octave-dock-widget.cc currently executes
activate(), which calls both setFocus() and raise(). If this is replaced by
setFocus() only, the behaviour fits perfectly with all the possible user
preferences available for the window manager, as the window manager will then
take care of bringing the window to the top, either by clicking or hovering.

I've tested the attached patch on debian / xfce and it works perfectly for all
possible focus settings. 




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Date: Sat 08 Jan 2022 06:21:44 AM CET  Name: focus.diff  Size: 834B   By:
larskindermann

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=52625>

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