GNU bug report logs - #31975
Emacs NS port `M-x customize` Mouse Autoselect Window (point-to-focus) has no effect

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Message #8 received at 31975 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
Cc: 31975 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31975: Emacs NS port `M-x customize` Mouse Autoselect Window
 (point-to-focus) has no effect
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:40:43 +0300

> From: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:13:40 +1000
> 
> The customized setting for point-to-focus 
> has no effect.

On macOS?  Or in general?  (And why doesn't this report include all
the details collected by "M-x report-emacs-bug"?)

> Maybe a tweak for Emacs is all you 
> need to point-to-focus as discussed 
> at stackoverflow.
> 
> #+NAME: point-to-focus
> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
>   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/98310/focus-follows-mouse-plus-auto-raise-on-mac-os-x
>     defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -bool true
> #+END_EXAMPLE

AFAIU, this is outside of Emacs, right?

> #+NAME: `M-x customize` Mouse Autoselect Window
> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
>    Non-nil means autoselect window with mouse pointer. Hide
>    If nil, do not autoselect windows.
>    A positive number means delay autoselection by that many seconds: a
>    window is autoselected only after the mouse has remained in that
>    window for the duration of the delay.
>    A negative number has a similar effect, but causes windows to be
>    autoselected only after the mouse has stopped moving.  (Because of
>    the way Emacs compares mouse events, you will occasionally wait twice
>    that time before the window gets selected.)
>    Any other value means to autoselect window instantaneously when the
>    mouse pointer enters it.
>    
>    Autoselection selects the minibuffer only if it is active, and never
>    unselects the minibuffer if it is active.
>    
>    When customizing this variable make sure that the actual value of
>    ‘focus-follows-mouse’ matches the behavior of your window manager.
> 
> #+END_EXAMPLE

And how is this part relevant?

Thanks.

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