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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Unwanted Focus switches
Date: 21 Jun 2014 04:46:58 GMT
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On 2014-06-21, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2014-06-21, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
>> On 14-06-20 18:16, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>
>>> The point I was making is that LaunchBar does not require one to launch
>>> or otherwise activate LaunchBar in such a way that it comes to the front
>>> just to make *use* of it. To launch an application, I typically type
>>> Control-Space followed by one to three letters of the name of said
>>> application. 
>>
>> This means that somewhere in the GUI system, Launchbar has registered a
>>  keystroke that gets intercepted by the window manager instead of being
>> delivered to the app currently in focus. (same mechanism that intecpts
>> command-tab for instance)
>>
>> Unless Launchbar is integrated into the Window manager, the later will
>> then switch focus to Launchbar which will get all subsequent events
>> (keystrokes, mouse movement/clicks inside its window etc).
>>
>> At one point, Launchbar has to tell the window manager it is done with
>> intercepting keystrokes and loses focus.
>
> Nope. That is not how it works.

Sorry; I was going too fast. Now that I re-read your reply I see you
aren't debating that LaunchBar does not activate. It does get focus long
enough for you to complete the command you started with the hot key, but
the previously active application remains front-most throughout that
process.

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