keyboard vs. mouse focus

Frank Stefani (EAD-Frank.Stefani@t-online.de)
Tue, 29 Apr 1997 10:48:37 +0200

To subscribers of the xforms list from EAD-Frank.Stefani@t-online.de (Frank Stefani) :

As far as I know, there is a X11 resource for keyboard focus
and one for mouse focus.

Typed in characters always go to the input field with the current
keyboard focus. But special keys are only available through the
posthandler if --> the mouse focus is on any input field <--

Why is it?

I must move the mouse to point on any input field, otherwise
i.e. function keys are unavailable for the posthandler! I don't
understand this behaviour compared to the shortcut callback. The
shortcut keys are available throughout the whole form, no matter
where the mouse focus is.

I didn't find a way so far to get all keys in a posthandler, no
matter where the mouse points in the current form.

Please give me a hint! Or is it not implemented (T.C.)?

Thanks,
Frank.

P.S.: I use Linux 2.0.25, GCC 2.7.2.1, 'libforms.so.0.86' (fix 1),
XFree86_SVGA (size: 2919192, from Jan, 9th).

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