From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 21 13:32:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38F2B16A4DD; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:32:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [209.31.154.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5E5443D49; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:32:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CD2046C18; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:32:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:32:04 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson X-X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey In-Reply-To: <20060721031308.GK27268@wantadilla.lemis.com> Message-ID: <20060721143024.W79560@fledge.watson.org> References: <18075337.124391153395068232.JavaMail.root@vms068.mailsrvcs.net> <20060721031308.GK27268@wantadilla.lemis.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: FreeBSD Hackers , babkin@users.sf.net Subject: Re: Re: Programs not accepting input? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:32:05 -0000 On Fri, 21 Jul 2006, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>> I've been keeping a closer eye on my problem. I'm using fvwm1 with >>> click-to-focus and lose-focus-on-screen-switch. If I move from one screen >>> to another and quickly click on a window, the border changes colour to >>> indicate that it has focus but keyboard input is ignored. >> >> This is likely an fvwm1 problem. I use it too (without 2 monitors) and >> after some time something gets broken in its focus handling, and the >> windows stop getting focus. Restarting fvwm clears up the problem. > > In my case, it's erratic. I suppose I could try restarting the window > manager next time a window freezes. I've occasionally also had weird focus problems with KDE. Among other things, it looks like occasionally the mouse release event is lost somewhere in the system (or something along these lines) -- I don't know if it's a driver problem, a moused problem, an X11 probem, or a KDE problem. If I press and release each of the buttons, especially the third button, things will often recover. As long as the button is "held down", KDE doesn't switch the focus and other events are largely ignored. Odd, eh? Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge