Re: window stickyness and focus
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:46 AM, Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 05:19:45AM -0500, shawn wilson wrote:
>> I have two problems here but I think they're somewhat related:
>>
>> First, I have vim as an alias to a shell script that basically does:
>> vim --servername $USER --remote-tab $1
>> and I generally run gvim --servername $USER
>> which means, when I open a file, gvim pops in front. However, when vim
>> displays a message (there's a swp file or something) keyboard focus is
>> still on the terminal. That is, I see vim with the file that I want
>> open, but when I type, I'm typing on the commandline (generally end up
>> with jjjjjjjkk before I realize what's happened).
>
> Perhaps not entirely a solution, but have you looked at "cream for vim"
> (package: cream)? That puts some niceties on GVim for example popping up
> a graphical dialog asking for input with regards to swap files etc.
>
Oh god, that's horrible. Sorry, that interface is just not very good.
>>
>> How do I make sure keyboard focus stays with what is being displayed?
>>
>> Second, I use matcher in urxvt - that is:
>> URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,matcher
>> so that I can have firefox open on links by clicking on them. However,
>> My terminal (and vim) work are in window 1 and my web browsers stay in
>> window 2. But, when I click on a link, firefox migrates to window 1.
>> How do I stop this from happening?
>>
>> Running straight xfce4 (no visualizations or other addons that I know of).
>
> The other alternative is to use something like Devil's Pie (package:
> devilspie) which is a scriptable Window Manager (not a full WM, but
> rather you can tell it things like "Firefox must always be on window
> 2").
>
Devil's Pie might work however. It should at least work for keeping
firefox pinned. Thanks
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