From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [rudalics@gmx.at: Re: [simon.marshall@misys.com: mouse-autoselect-window needs a de lay]] Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:07:59 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87veo4lw23.fsf@furball.mit.edu> <44FBF19C.8010402@gmx.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1157378976 32021 80.91.229.2 (4 Sep 2006 14:09:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:09:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 04 16:09:35 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GKF8n-0002OK-Aw for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:09:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GKF8m-0002hQ-SE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:09:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GKF8W-0002de-DG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:09:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GKF8V-0002dC-GS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:09:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GKF8V-0002d3-BL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:09:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.41.46.237] (helo=pfepc.post.tele.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GKFJ0-0000ky-I7; Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:20:06 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk (unknown [80.165.4.124]) by pfepc.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id E48C98A004E; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 16:09:07 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: martin rudalics In-Reply-To: <44FBF19C.8010402@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Mon\, 04 Sep 2006 11\:27\:56 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:59314 Archived-At: martin rudalics writes: >>>Would people please comment on this bug fix? >> >> >> I think it is a feature, not a bug. > > If you want to use the mouse to access the menubar from a lower window > but the upper window is selected before you even get there, then I'd > consider that a misfeature. Note that `mouse-autoselect-window' is new > with Emacs 22.1. I think it's better not to introduce a misfeature in > the first place. Yes, we should fix(!) this before the release. Personally, I found the current mouse-autoselect-window completely useless, and quickly turned it off again. With your changes I'll give it another chance (haven't had time yet). -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk