And if you do uncheck that box, you have to (save and) restart Analysis
before it takes effect.
Wayne
On Mon, 8 May 2006, Dr Andy Herbert wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 11:19 +0100, Brian Smith wrote:
> > On Mon, 8 May 2006, Simon Evans wrote:
> >
> > > yes I think I am using KDE, though not really sure how I would know. It
> > > is just whatever you get with FC3 as standard.
> >
> > FC in general has a choice of desktops/window managers including
> > Gnome/Metacity, KDE and others. You usually choose what to use using the
> > session menu on the login screen or using switchdesk.
> >
> > > Also, it occured to me that when in analysis I get 'mouse over window
> > > selects' type behaviour even though I have that switched off globally. Is
> > > that deliberate? Is any of this related to having particular windows pop up
> > > to the front (the selected peaks one does)?
> >
> > I think this is more that the focus changes to newly popped up windows (or
> > windows where something new has happend). I think this is down to the
> > window manager behaviour, but it is very difficult to reconfigure in both
> > Gnome and KDE (at least through any menus). There is also an issue with
> > which windows are considered "children" of other windows - many window
> > managers will not for example allow "parents" to be raised above
> > "children". I also get really hacked off with the way Gnome will not
> > allow me to raise one text-type popup above another - they appear in order
> > with the last on top.
>
> If you get the above behaviour in analysis, uncheck the dialogs
> transient box in Other-> general options. At least this worked for me.
> Gnome/FC4
>
>
> >
> > I would recommend older/simpler window managers for better behaviour (ctwm
> > was my fave until Bruker's Topspin came along which really does not like
> > it). Fluxbox might be worth a try.
> >
> > Brian
> >
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