RE: Focus problem with multiple frames & popup help

[Bielawski, Richard G.]

FYI

I have no idea, the root of the problem described below, which still exists
in CVS Emacs but the default value for focus-follows-mouse appears to be
wrong (t) on MS Windows systems.  I don't believe there is an option that
will cause focus to follow a mouse on MS Windows systems.

Anyway, (setq focus-follows-mouse nil) appears to keep the problem described
below from happening and so far I've not noticed any bad side effects from
making it nil.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bielawski, Richard G. 
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:12 PM
To: 'Emacs-Pretest-Bug (E-mail)
Subject: Focus problem with multiple frames & popup help


This occurs on all the MS systems I've tried: NT, W2K, XP & XP-pro
It's been happening on all versions of 21.3.50 since I started trying them
in Jul-04. 
I've never been in a position to compile Emacs myself until yesterday so was
hesitant to report problems with months old binaries off the net.  This
still occurred with CVS as of last night.

emacs -q
C-x 5 2   
Float the mouse over anything with popup help.  Toolbar buttons and the mode
line are good places.
The original frame grabs the foreground.  It doesn't have focus; your new
frame still does.  But your new frame is now hidden by an out-of-focus
frame.


Richard Bielawski