Questions for the Panel

[Bernhard Walle]

On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 at 11:53 (+0200), Bernhard Walle wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 at 14:50 (+0530), Biju Chacko wrote:
> > On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:39:13 +0200, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> > 
> > > I just downloaded xfce4 (debian unstable version) and I'm very
> > > impressed: looks good, easy to use and quick.
> > > 
> > > But there are a few things that I don't like:
> > > 
> > > 1. If I click on the desktop switcher in the panel, the panel is
> > > focused so
> > >    I have to re-focus the window I want to work. Is there any
> > >    possibility to change this?
> > 
> > This is a known issue. It's not exactly a bug so there's no plans right
> > now to fix it. 
> 
> > The work around is to use the mouse wheel or keyboard
> > shortcuts to change desktops.
> 
> ... or the pager in the taskbar, I know. But why is it not possible to
> let the user choose if he wants to re-focus the `desktop' after clicking
> on a desktop button?

The real problem is in combination with Alt-Tab: if the panel was
focused last, then Alt-Tab switches to the panel back instead of the
last-focused application. 


Gruss,
Bernhard

-- 
_________ http://www.bwalle.de _________________________________________________
"Mit dem Geist ist es wie mit dem Magen: Man kann ihm nur Dinge
zumuten, die er verdauen kann."
        -- Winston Churchill