KDE question - window focus

Kevin Krammer kevin.krammer at gmx.at
Tue May 13 18:32:41 BST 2008


On Tuesday 13 May 2008, Frank Bures wrote:
> I've been an OS/2 user for some 18 years and I switched to KDE some 6
> months ago.  I've known Linux and various other *NIX's since early days but
> only in CLI.
>
> My question:
> OS/2 Presentation Manager had a functionality when one could control a
> window without actually transferring focus to it.  Example:  One is
> composing an E-mail based on info viewed in a web browser.  The mail
> windows partly obscures the web browser window.  One can press <Ctrl> and
> while holding it move the browser slider with the mouse so that proper
> content would appear in the visible part of the browser window and yet the
> mail composition window will stay on top and ready to accept keystrokes.
>
> Is something similar available in KDE?

You can do that with a mouse wheel, just position the cursor over the browser 
window and scroll.

Cheers,
Kevin

-- 
Kevin Krammer, KDE developer, xdg-utils developer
KDE user support, developer mentoring
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