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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Unwanted Focus switches -- culprit trapped
Date: 26 Jun 2014 17:27:55 GMT
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On 2014-06-26, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <c10o6bFsjupU2@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> >> > Finally trapped the offender using the script that Martin supplied.
>> >> >
>> >> > 1. yesterday from Thunderbird:   Google Drive
>> >> >
>> >> > 2. yesterday from QuickTime:      Google Drive.
>> >> >
>> >> > Since I don't use GD much I'm kicking it out.
>> >> 
>> >> That can't be right: nospam said this is a longstanding bug in OS X; and
>> >> we all know he is never wrong about anything.
>> >
>> > focus stealing can still occur whether or not not google drive is there.
>> >
>> > it can happen with a variety of apps, commonly safari and itunes, but
>> > also many others.
>> >
>> > it is *not* just google drive nor is it caused by google drive and
>> > removing google drive will not eliminate the problem because it's in
>> > the system itself.
>> >
>> > it is without question, a bug in os x and it did not exist in mac os 9
>> > and earlier.
>> 
>> Certainly not. It may be a difference in design between OS 9 and OS X,
>> but that does not magically make it a bug - no matter how many times you
>> repeat the lie. In all likelihood, Apple made a conscious decision
>> regarding this difference in design, and problem with good reasons.
>> Whether it is a good design decision is another discussion, and can be
>> debated; but your claim that this is a longstanding bug in OS X is still
>> absent of a shred of evidence.
>
> where's your evidence that it *isn't* a bug? 

Since you made the claim that it is a bug, the burden of proof rests on
your shoulders.

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