How to get window focus to travwel with mouse under compiz

Matthew Saltzman mjs at clemson.edu
Tue Jan 4 23:01:14 UTC 2011


On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 17:54 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote: 
> Aaron Konstam writes:
> 
> > In F14 is you want to get your window focus to follow your mouse while
> > using compiz this seems to work.
> > Run Configuration editor. Then go to /app/mwetacity/general/focus_mode
> > and change the value from click to mouse.
> > 
> > Seems to make no sense bit it seems to do the job.
> 
> Or, install the control-center package, and find this setting in 
> System→Windows
> 
> 

That seems to fail if Desktop Effects are enabled:

        Cannot start the preferences application for your window manager
        
        Window manager "compiz" has not registered a configuration tool

So try turning Desktop Effects off, changing the setting, and turning it
back on.

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                Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
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