Paul et al,
Any idea how to configure FVWM to not to give focus to xterm if one
specific window is displayed?
I tried:
[code]
Key <my_window_name> Tab A M WindowList("!xterm")
[/code]
but it doesn't work.
Thank you.
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> the window manager can intervene to catch more or less any key combinations
> the user has told it to be interested in. if the user told it use Alt-Tab
> for focus switching, it will catch that. you can't stop it.
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Igor Korot <ikorot01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Paul,
>>
>> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > If there is a window manager (and there just about always is), you can't
>> > stop it from doing what it is configured to do. You're just an
>> > application,
>> > and it takes higher priority managing window events than you.
>>
>> Yes, we are using FVWM as WM.
>> I got a suggestion to write a function for this WM to stop the
>> Terminal to appear
>> when our Lock Screen is active, but here no one is familiar enough with
>> this WM
>> to write such a function.
>>
>> And I guess a different route is just not possible.
>>
>> And I would also guess that even if I put the "stay on top" flag,
>> pressing the ALT+TAB will
>> definitely switch the focus. Am I correct?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> >
>> > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 12:01 PM, Igor Korot <ikorot01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi, ALL,
>> >> Is it possible to catch the ALT+TAB when one particular window is
>> >> displayed and do nothing, i.e. not switch to a different window?
>> >>
>> >> We have a program which displays a full sized window without the
>> >> title. Its role is to Lock screen" - user should not be able to do
>> >> anything until (s)he supplies password and hit the "Authenticate"
>> >> button.
>> >> problem is that t is possible to hit "ALT+TAB" and switch the focus to
>> >> the window below it (such as Terminal) and type something.
>> >>
>> >> We also can't use the lock screen window because of some other issues.
>> >>
>> >> So is it possible to catch ALT+TAB and do nothing for one specific
>> >> window?
>> >>
>> >> On the side note - is there a better list (with more traffic) where I
>> >> can post question like this? Or this list is still good and
>> >> operational?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you.
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>> >
>
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