Questions tagged [window-focus]
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explorer.exe Window Steals Focus
I've been having intermittent problems with a window stealing focus in Windows 10 Professional. I ran Windows Focus Logger (by Adminscope) and it indicates the Process_name stealing the focus is ...
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Preventing Accidental Clicks on Chrome Picture-in-Picture Window
I'm encountering an issue while gaming where I inadvertently click on the picture-in-picture window, causing disruptions such as moving the window around, pausing the video, or interfering with ...
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VS Code - Need a way to add shortcut key <esc> to close the panel if the panel has focus
Currently in the process of coding MQL4/5 in VSCode because of the awesome extensions. Finding that a few of the (my) most used keyboard shortcuts are actually configurable. Looking for a short answer ...
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Multiple staff Mouse Cursor Losing Focus / Keyboard Dropping while typing
Issue: For months, many in our staff have been dealing with a problem described as:
Where, and When, we are typing- the keyboard drops / mouse cursor loses focus, and we have to actually click back ...
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Windows Click to focus without clicking inside
I'd like to implement functionality such that I can click click anywhere on an unfocused window to focus it without triggering anything inside. I'm not talking about hover / focus-follows-mouse.
Is ...
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KOrganizer: Reminders always in foreground
The reminders of KOrganizer always appear in foreground and steal focus.
I can move them to another monitor but I accidentally close them with Alt+F4 as they steal focus.
How can I configure ...
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Using Alt-Tab moves mouse to centre of newly focused window
I'm getting used to Linux way of giving focus to a window just by hovering over it with the mouse. I've found it's possible to get the same effect in Windows by changing a byte in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...
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How do I tell which app stole my focus in OS X?
The active window on my machine occasionally loses focus. The active app remains the same -- if I was in Chrome before, I'm still in Chrome now -- but the active window is no longer active. No window ...
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Is there a way stop the mouse wheel from changing settings as i scroll a settings window with slider and drop-down UI elements?
I am running Kali Linux with the Xfce desktop environment.
The problem is that when scrolling a window with many settings, the mouse wheel will change any setting that the pointer is over as i scroll.
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Focus-follows-mouse for Google Chrome on macOS?
I am seeking focus-follows-mouse behavior for Google Chrome windows on macOS. The desired behavior is that if there are two browser windows, occupying the left and right halves of the screen, then ...
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How do you enable focus follows mouse in Windows 10
I'd like raise-on-click and sloppy focus-follows-mouse on Windows 10 because this is the setup I've been using on Windows and Linux for years.
Under Windows 10, I tried the regedit Xmouse changes ...
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Lose focus when spawning process in neovim
I'd like to implement a new workflow for Graphviz in Neovim. Essentially, I want to compile Graphviz and display the results in a live preview using Evince or Zathura. For '.dot' files, I've mapped &...
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Is it possible for Windows to only change focus to another window upon releasing the mouse click?
I would like to know if it is possible for Windows to only change focus upon releasing the mouse click?
For example. I have Chrome full screen, and I download a file. Then I open Windows Explorer and ...
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How to stop a website from automatically taking me out of fullscreen mode
I was wondering if there was a way to prevent a website from taking me out of fullscreen mode? I use TubePlus.me and they serve ads on their pages - revenue - I get that. However, when I watch a ...
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How to enable mouse focus in Linux Mint 15 with Cinnamon
I'm a big fan of mouse-focus, or "focus follows mouse", and I had this enabled in Mint 14, but when I reinstalled with Mint 15 I can't find the option anywhere. None of the sections in "system ...
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How to unfocused the current webpage in Microsoft Edge without using the mouse?
I'm using Microsoft Edge as my browser, and I'm wondering if there are any keyboard shortcuts available that would allow me to unfocused the current webpage, similar to clicking on a blank area of the ...
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Severe Linux Mouse Click and Window Focus Issues
I have recently been trying to get a working Linux install on my main PC. My PC runs on a GTX 1060.
I've been having this issue where my mouse won't click properly in what looks to be a properly ...
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Mac OS focus on right-click
Is there any way to have Mac OS focus a window that I right-click on? It happens to me quite frequently that I right-click on something, choose "rename" or "create file" or what have you, need to type ...
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Why does Windows 10 no longer put focus on the most recently focused window when closing the focused window?
I'm a power keyboard user, and I commonly follow this pattern:
Find a file in Windows Explorer, highlight it using all keystrokes, and hit "Enter" to open it for visual inspection.
After ...
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How to prevent programs stealing focus in Mint Linux 19?
I would like to prevent programs from stealing window focus in Mint Linux 19.I have tried changing the "Prevent focus stealing" option in the Windows preferences dialog (see screenshot below)...
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How can I prevent Windows Explorer from stealing the focus when a file transfer completes?
How can I prevent Windows Explorer from stealing the focus when a file transfer in Windows Explorer completes?
I use Windows 10 Pro 21H2.
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Active window (program) unexpectedly loses focus in Windows 7
Something is shifting (stealing) focus from my active window (active program) in my Windows, as I'm currently using it.
I have the same problem as described in this question, with a few exceptions:
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Window often loses focus in Windows 7 on Lenovo B580
I have a new laptop Lenovo B580, with Windows 7. As I write, the window sometimes loses focus and I cannot write anymore. Or it happens that the cursor moves within the window. It behaves like is a ...
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Why does the active Firefox window occasionally lose focus?
Occasionally, when I transition from one tab to another, the Firefox window loses focus. This is especially notable when I switch or close tabs via keyboard shortcuts. For example, I can be closing a ...
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X11 application losing focus after 1-2 secs
I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.5 and I'm trying to run some applications on X11 2.3.6.
Any application I run, xterm included, loses focus after 1-2 seconds, making them impossible to use.
I'm running ...
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Is there a way to open a new Google Chrome tab from another application without Chrome being focused and raised?
When reading emails containing multiple links, eg Quora digest, I like to open all the links in tabs the background, then read each tab in turn after I've finished with the email. This works with ...
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Opened windows don't have focus on Windows 10
When I open a new window by right clicking an application in the task bar such as Visual Studio Code and select a recently opened project, the window does not have focus and the application icon in ...
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How to configure Windows 10 for "keyboard focus follows mouse" without clicking into the window and without raising the window?
The context
This is using Windows 10, Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
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What I need is the window to remain in the background (perhaps covered up with other windows), but when I move the ...
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Window in focus doesn't minimize when I click on its icon in the taskbar (Windows 10)
After applying the anniversary update, Windows 10 decided it was okay to change various settings for me. I've reversed some of the changes but one persists and I can't seem to find where to fix it.
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Disable autofocus on dialog window when I click on close tab in SublimeText
I have Sublime Text 3 installed on Windows 7.
When I push on Ctrl-W shortcut or click on mouse on tab's close button, then mouse pointer moves automatically on 'Yes' button of Windows dialog box (y/n/...
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Microsoft Excel: how to disable the "two click" requirement when Excel window doesn't have focus?
In Microsoft Excel, all versions as far as I can tell (office 2007 to 2019), implement window focus differently than any other Windows apps:
When Excel does not have focus (i.e. you're using another ...
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How to override application's titlebar color with Windows titlebar color?
Windows 10 allows me to set active/inactive color of the titlebar of the currently active application (the window in focus). However, I have noticed that many applications now come with their own ...
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Setting focus auto-raise and focus auto-raise delay in Windows 7
Does anyone know how to set focus follows mouse, focus auto-raise, and auto-raise delay in Windows 7?
I've tried Ultimate Windows Tweaker, but that doesn't seem to have any mouse settings.
I found a ...
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Windows 10 - Force Window to Always Be in Focus
I have a render utility that when it renders image files it pops up in the background - when it does, I get 1/4 the render speed when it is in the foreground / Active / Focus.
Is there a tool or way ...
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Windows Japanese IME Toggling Automatically
Currently, I'm typing into SuperUser in the Half-width Alphanumeric / Direct Input mode, and the window with focus is Firefox. However, if I give focus to Notepad where I was last using Hiragana mode, ...
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Outlook takes over Window focus
I recently upgraded Office 2013 to v 2019 and ever since, Windows 10 Pro (64bit) loses its current window focus to Outlook. It seems to happen somewhat randomly, every 5-7 minutes. Generally, while ...
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Prevent gnome from changing the workspace on focus when using multiple monitors
Currently I'm using two monitors, one for exclusively viewing and editing code, another for doing everything else. I have hotkeys set up to focus on either sublime, or firefox or the terminal like ...
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Pop-up window not getting the focus
In Excel 2019, I am having a problem with pop-up window focus when using ALT shortcuts.
If I open Format Cells window using CTRL+1 (or open it using mouse) focus is just fine but when I open it using ...
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Control key capture set up through Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD) to Win10 running Vbox running Win10 VM
I have a Inception like situation. My local Win10 ( at Home) is running the CRD Apps connected to a Win 10 at work which is running in Vbox Win 10. I installed, in the VM Win10, SystInternals to use ...
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Stop application windows hiding when app loses focus
How can I stop windows on my mac (Mac OS Snow Leopard) from hiding when the app that owns the window loses focus.
Not all apps on the mac do this, but Photoshop and Transmission are perfect examples ...
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how to slow down the raising of windows (in windows 10)
I have several full screen windows that I like to keep open, but I don't want them raising (too fast) when I open a new window (from the task bar) because I have to move the mouse over them to get to ...
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How to Disable Web Page Checks for Focus, or Spoof Focus on Firefox Browser Tabs?
Problem:
Some web sites refuse to load unless the tab is active, whereas most users appreciate tabs loading in the background. This behavior may not be specific to Firefox.
Examples:
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How can I make my active window more obvious on Windows 7 without disabing transparency?
Since I started using Windows 7 I have noticed that I am accidentally typing in the wrong window more often than I used to.
Using the Aero theme, the visual difference between the window with active ...
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Linux, MS Teams, pop-ups and focus
My organisation uses MS Teams for communication a lot; I'm running it on Ubuntu 18.04, fluxbox as my WM.
I'd like to know whether it's possible to stop team's pop-ups from stealing focus. It's ...
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Windows 10: Allow 1 program to take focus when flashing in taskbar OR minimize it
I am having an issue with a certain program when calling it that it doesn't show in the screen, but only in the background with it's icon and title flashing in the taskbar.
However this doesn't happen ...
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Can you switch browser tabs without focusing window?
I primarily use chrome, but I'm open to using any browser that would allow me to do that.
In Windows 10 you can scroll any window, even if it's not currently active by hovering your mouse over and ...
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Preventing applications from stealing focus
Are there any solutions to prevent applications stealing focus from the active window?
This is especially annoying when I'm starting an application, switch to do something else and the new ...
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Non-maximised window on second screen disappears when moving mouse to second screen
This one's a bit hard to explain, and I haven't found a good way to google it. Pretty much if I have a non-maximised window (say, notepad) open on my right (secondary) screen, sometimes when I move my ...
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Applications frequently losing mouse focus
I am programming in Windows 7 and the applications I am using are increasingly losing mouse focus; the system, at times, is unusable as a result. A restart does not solve the problem, Microsoft ...
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macOS mouse behaviour from a windows user
I have bought myself a mac, and coming from 20 years of windows use, some things i am finding quite jarring... but don't know the 'terms' to search online in order to see if anyone has really done ...
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