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bug#17408: 24.4.50; tooltips make ms-window go top
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#17408: 24.4.50; tooltips make ms-window go top |
Date: |
Mon, 05 May 2014 17:47:02 +0300 |
> Date: Mon, 05 May 2014 16:19:42 +0200
> From: Jarek Czekalski <jarekczek@poczta.onet.pl>
>
> > I
> > frequently work with Emacs windows that are in the background, and
> > have "focus follows mouse" set so that I could type into such windows.
>
> And you would miss the tooltip so much? :)
Tooltips are a legitimate part of working with a frame. I don't think
my personal preferences count in this matter.
> > So I don't see how your suggestion could
> > be implemented in practice.
>
> My suggestion was to check whether the window is active right before
> displaying the tooltip. If the window is not active, the tooltip gets
> not displayed. Maybe the tooltip should still be displayed if "focus
> follows mouse" is set.
What does that mean in practice? How to determine whether a window
"is active" when it accepts Windows messages?
> I don't see how this messes with your Emacs usage. Also don't know yet
> if it's feasible. But that's just a preliminary suggestion. If it gets
> accepted, it may be the simplest way to help the issue.
I'd have to see the details to make up my mind.