GNU bug report logs - #7269
24.0.50; opening a file via emacsclient -c <file> moves the mouse cursor to the top left of the frames buffer.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: arne_bab <at> web.de

Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:30:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 7269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Alain Knaff <alain <at> knaff.lu>
Cc: 7269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7269: bug #7269: 24.0.50; opening a file via emacsclient -c
	<file> moves the mouse cursor to, the top left of the frames buffer.
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:58:21 +0100

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Alain Knaff <alain <at> knaff.lu> wrote:
>> Nowadays focus follows mouse doesn't mean that the focus strictly
>> follows the mouse position, it can still be set independent of it.
>
> Even that (ignoring mouse position, and just grabbing focus) would be a
> highly antisocial move. Why can't emacs just leave the mouse and the
> focus alone, like most other apps do, and patiently wait until the user
> gives it focus?

Of course Emacs should grab focus if the user uses emacsclient to open
a file. Why should not Emacs grab the focus then? AFAICS this is what
the user expects.
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