Re: master 127ab231be 1/2: Attempt to clarify Input Focus documentation

[Andreas Schwab]

On Sep 21 2022, Gregory Heytings wrote:

> The focus-follows-mouse policy is indeed superior for advanced users, but
> I think it must be admitted that it isn't appropriate for regular
> users. It breaks the "desk" mental model, with which you always act on the
> topmost element, which is the one that is fully visible.  With the
> focus-follows-mouse policy you can act on any element that is partly
> visible, but that means that you can e.g. type on the keyboard without
> seeing any visible effect on the screen.

Though this is the raise-on-focus option, which is independent from
focus-follows-mouse vs. click-to-focus.

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