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From: moss@BRL.MIL ("Gary S. Moss", VLD/VMB)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re:  Input Focus (Was Re: Windows)
Message-ID: <8905171502.aa17384@VMB.BRL.MIL>
Date: 17 May 89 19:02:06 GMT
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< This can be done, although it may not be quite what you want.  All you
< have to do is put the tracker in the window that you want to have the
< input focus and then hold down a mouse button or a key on the keyboard.
< Until you let go, the input focus will remain in the same window.

This works for picking points, sweeping rectangles, etc. with the graphics
cursor, but does not help if what you are doing is typing text commands
in one window, but need the cursor to remain in the graphics window.

-moss