[13309] in Athena Bugs
sun4 7.7N: Xess
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (alexp@MIT.EDU)
Thu Mar 9 18:02:49 1995
From: alexp@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 1995 18:02:20 -0500
To: "Carlos A. Aneses" <lepisto@MIT.EDU>, bugs@MIT.EDU
Cc: alexp@MIT.EDU
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>Subject: sun4 7.7N: Xess
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>From: "Carlos A. Aneses" <lepisto@MIT.EDU>
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>System name: m37-312-25
>Type and version: SPARC/Classic 7.7N
>Display type: cgthree
>
>What were you trying to do?
> I was trying to go to another window. For example an xterm.
>
>What's wrong:
> No matter where I put the mouse pointer, all of the keyboard
> input would go to the last actived cell on the Spreadsheed!
>
>What should have happened:
> Once the mouse pointer is moved off the window of the
> Spreadsheet, it should no longer be the active window!
>
>Please describe any relevant documentation references:
>
>
Carlos,
This is a known focus problem of Xess 3 when you use twm. It has been reported
to the vendor but they say they can't reproduce it. The current workaround
is to use mwm as Window Manager instead of twm (or other) Window Managers.
Alex Prengel, Jr.
Academic Computing Services
Software Acquisition Coordinator
