Pop-up dialogs receive keyboard focus

[Serge de Souza]

Colin Paul Adams wrote:
> I don't know if this is a GNOME thing, or whether it is specific to
> GAIM-vv, but when a dialog box pops up, it receives the focus, so if I
> am typing, the dialog gets cancelled. Very annoying. Can I change this behaviour?


This is most probably a window manager feature (i.e. all new windows get 
focus). Metacity is pretty dumbed down but there may be a way to fix 
that (I do not use it so can't really help, google? someone else?). If 
it really bothers you switch window manager (Personally I can't stand it 
that "feature")


Serge