Focus on new firefox window
ubuntu at rio.vg
ubuntu at rio.vg
Tue Jun 6 14:41:47 UTC 2006
Pawel Warowny wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've switched from Debian sid with kde desktop to the new ubuntu with
> gnome desktop quite smooth.
> But i can't find solution for one issue:
> I lunch firefox, then my mail reader - sylpheed and then when i click
> on a link in sylpheed - another window of firefox lunch without focus
> on it (just blink on taskbar) so i have to <alt><tab> to get focus on
> firefox window.
> How can i change this behaviour?
>
> I was looking in gconf-editor but I found only apps/metacity/general:
> focus_new_windows and it doesn't resolve this issue.
>
I believe you want System Settings -> Desktop -> Window Behavior ->
Advanced -> Focus Stealing prevention level
Basically, it's a KDE thing that prevents programs you aren't currently
running from jumping in front. Disabling it should let Firefox appear
in the foreground.
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