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mikej_96

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Registered: 2010-03-19

Posts: 37

Multiple X sessions, window closing question.

Hello,

I have a multiple monitor setup with dual X sessions. (Monitors 1 and 2 on one X session, monitors 3 and 4 on the other X session). I am running gnome with metacity as my window manager.

Often, when I close a window via a keyboard shortcut on one of my X sessions, the next window that gets focus is on the other X session. This happens even if my mouse cursor remains on the first X session.

For example,
1) Mouse on X session 0.
2) Close a window on X session 0 via Ctl+w.
3) Window manager focus's a window on X session 1, even though X session 0 should still be 'active' (because the mouse is still there.)

Has anyone run into this before? Any suggestions for a work around? It is really really unproductive and annoying to have to constantly wonder which window is going to be focused after closing something.

Thanks!

ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,356

Re: Multiple X sessions, window closing question.

I believe the 'default' behaviour is to go to the last focused window (or what you'd get if you press alt-tab instead of closing the window).

And now I don't believe its possible to change this behaviour. You way want to try an alternate WM which gives you more control (openbox for instance).

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