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From: andrew@resam.dk (Leif Andrew Rump)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,alt.toolkits.xview
Subject: Re: Problems getting text focus in Olwm
Message-ID: <1990Oct22.151858.23012@resam.dk>
Date: 22 Oct 90 15:18:58 GMT
References: <848@redford.UUCP>
Organization: RESAM Project Office, SAS, CPHML-V
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In <848@redford.UUCP> bill@polygen.uucp (Bill Poitras) writes:
>We have programs which run under X11R4, and are supposed to be ICCCM compliant.
>One of our users on a remote site is using the Olwm with our programs, which we
>don't have.  His problems is that Olwm refuses to give our application the
>keyboard input focus.  He can use the mouse in an application, but not the
>keyboard.  I can't seem to find anything in the ICCCM v1.0 that would help me.
>What special calls have to be made to let the WM let an application get input
>focus.  Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Try adding this line to .Xdefaults:
	OpenWindows.FocusLenience:      True
This give not-completely-ICCCM-compatible keyboard focus - but it's only
the second best solution - the best? Hack the program  :-)  :-)  :-)

Leif Andrew


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