Re: I Want to identify best Linux approach, and any pitfalls.

stan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
The Natural Philosopher <a@xxx> wrote:
: Thats no problem..what I mean is that mouse actions are not as hugely : arcane as they can be with X..like moving a cursor over a window makes : it active - Yuk. I want to click to make it active - stuff like that.

Just like in Windows- that particular behavior is adjustable
so no problem! If you want "click to change focus" you can have it.
That's really a function of the window manager- not X per se.

Stan


Exactly. thats why I want a dis that comes with the right window manager 'out of the box' so I don't get sucked into conf files and man pages for a day just to get something that doesn't leap out and bite me...as often as bloody Microsnot does anyway.
;-)
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