How do I set focus follows mouse in Ubuntu 17.10?
I found multiple answers on askUbuntu about this topic. But none of them suites to Ubuntu 17.10.
So I need to ask again:
How do I set focus follows mouse in Ubuntu 17.10?
mouse 17.10 gnome-tweak-tool
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
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I found multiple answers on askUbuntu about this topic. But none of them suites to Ubuntu 17.10.
So I need to ask again:
How do I set focus follows mouse in Ubuntu 17.10?
mouse 17.10 gnome-tweak-tool
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
related: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1726195 (for me, seems broken specifically when switching from unity to gnome, and/or to 17.10 and wayland): I'm used to using "sloppy" focus following mouse, but I still expect alt-tab to set focus to the selected window, but in 17.10, it's necessary to actually move the mouse to the window (and let it stop, then keep it there)
– michael
Feb 26 '18 at 2:49
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I found multiple answers on askUbuntu about this topic. But none of them suites to Ubuntu 17.10.
So I need to ask again:
How do I set focus follows mouse in Ubuntu 17.10?
mouse 17.10 gnome-tweak-tool
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
I found multiple answers on askUbuntu about this topic. But none of them suites to Ubuntu 17.10.
So I need to ask again:
How do I set focus follows mouse in Ubuntu 17.10?
mouse 17.10 gnome-tweak-tool
mouse 17.10 gnome-tweak-tool
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
asked Nov 20 '17 at 12:31
eDevisereDeviser
7923927
7923927
related: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1726195 (for me, seems broken specifically when switching from unity to gnome, and/or to 17.10 and wayland): I'm used to using "sloppy" focus following mouse, but I still expect alt-tab to set focus to the selected window, but in 17.10, it's necessary to actually move the mouse to the window (and let it stop, then keep it there)
– michael
Feb 26 '18 at 2:49
add a comment |
related: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1726195 (for me, seems broken specifically when switching from unity to gnome, and/or to 17.10 and wayland): I'm used to using "sloppy" focus following mouse, but I still expect alt-tab to set focus to the selected window, but in 17.10, it's necessary to actually move the mouse to the window (and let it stop, then keep it there)
– michael
Feb 26 '18 at 2:49
related: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1726195 (for me, seems broken specifically when switching from unity to gnome, and/or to 17.10 and wayland): I'm used to using "sloppy" focus following mouse, but I still expect alt-tab to set focus to the selected window, but in 17.10, it's necessary to actually move the mouse to the window (and let it stop, then keep it there)
– michael
Feb 26 '18 at 2:49
related: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1726195 (for me, seems broken specifically when switching from unity to gnome, and/or to 17.10 and wayland): I'm used to using "sloppy" focus following mouse, but I still expect alt-tab to set focus to the selected window, but in 17.10, it's necessary to actually move the mouse to the window (and let it stop, then keep it there)
– michael
Feb 26 '18 at 2:49
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You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. If it's not installed, first install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to the Windows section. Select "Sloppy" or "Secondary-Click" under Window Focus.
Alternatively you may run the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy'
etc.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
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Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
1
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
1
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
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So short answer, you can't, just like Windows, you must hunt down and install software in order to get the OS to work correctly. This is not a solution. The solution is to fix the bug in Ubuntu, i.e. missing functionality. Every release of Ubuntu seems to removes more capabilities that differentiated Linux OS's from Windows. I guess this is why no one is using Ubuntu anymore at work. Time to find a distro that has developers that respect their users and are not afraid to break the misguided Microsoft looser paradigm.
Goodbye, its been fun, but somewhere along the way, you've become arrogant, abusive, and domineering. Maybe you were always that way and I have just noticed it now.
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You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. If it's not installed, first install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to the Windows section. Select "Sloppy" or "Secondary-Click" under Window Focus.
Alternatively you may run the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy'
etc.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
2
Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
1
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
1
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
add a comment |
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. If it's not installed, first install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to the Windows section. Select "Sloppy" or "Secondary-Click" under Window Focus.
Alternatively you may run the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy'
etc.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
2
Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
1
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
1
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
add a comment |
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. If it's not installed, first install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to the Windows section. Select "Sloppy" or "Secondary-Click" under Window Focus.
Alternatively you may run the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy'
etc.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. If it's not installed, first install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go to the Windows section. Select "Sloppy" or "Secondary-Click" under Window Focus.
Alternatively you may run the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'sloppy'
etc.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
answered Nov 20 '17 at 12:38
pomskypomsky
31.8k1197128
31.8k1197128
2
Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
1
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
1
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
add a comment |
2
Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
1
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
1
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
2
2
Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
Is there a way to set it to change focus as soon as the mouse enters the window, rather than when the mouse stops moving?
– Nick
Jan 21 '18 at 19:01
1
1
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
What a sloppy UI! Looks like checkboxes, and looks disabled to boot! Is actually radio-button-like. Click on the one you want, ignore your instinctive urge to untick the ticked one.
– Phil
May 2 '18 at 23:15
1
1
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
I've confirmed that gnome-tweaks work on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish). Choose "Secondary Click" and it will work.
– leo4jc
Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
add a comment |
So short answer, you can't, just like Windows, you must hunt down and install software in order to get the OS to work correctly. This is not a solution. The solution is to fix the bug in Ubuntu, i.e. missing functionality. Every release of Ubuntu seems to removes more capabilities that differentiated Linux OS's from Windows. I guess this is why no one is using Ubuntu anymore at work. Time to find a distro that has developers that respect their users and are not afraid to break the misguided Microsoft looser paradigm.
Goodbye, its been fun, but somewhere along the way, you've become arrogant, abusive, and domineering. Maybe you were always that way and I have just noticed it now.
answered 2 hours ago
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So short answer, you can't, just like Windows, you must hunt down and install software in order to get the OS to work correctly. This is not a solution. The solution is to fix the bug in Ubuntu, i.e. missing functionality. Every release of Ubuntu seems to removes more capabilities that differentiated Linux OS's from Windows. I guess this is why no one is using Ubuntu anymore at work. Time to find a distro that has developers that respect their users and are not afraid to break the misguided Microsoft looser paradigm.
Goodbye, its been fun, but somewhere along the way, you've become arrogant, abusive, and domineering. Maybe you were always that way and I have just noticed it now.
answered 2 hours ago
Robert BarrorRobert Barror
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So short answer, you can't, just like Windows, you must hunt down and install software in order to get the OS to work correctly. This is not a solution. The solution is to fix the bug in Ubuntu, i.e. missing functionality. Every release of Ubuntu seems to removes more capabilities that differentiated Linux OS's from Windows. I guess this is why no one is using Ubuntu anymore at work. Time to find a distro that has developers that respect their users and are not afraid to break the misguided Microsoft looser paradigm.
Goodbye, its been fun, but somewhere along the way, you've become arrogant, abusive, and domineering. Maybe you were always that way and I have just noticed it now.
answered 2 hours ago
Robert BarrorRobert Barror
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So short answer, you can't, just like Windows, you must hunt down and install software in order to get the OS to work correctly. This is not a solution. The solution is to fix the bug in Ubuntu, i.e. missing functionality. Every release of Ubuntu seems to removes more capabilities that differentiated Linux OS's from Windows. I guess this is why no one is using Ubuntu anymore at work. Time to find a distro that has developers that respect their users and are not afraid to break the misguided Microsoft looser paradigm.
Goodbye, its been fun, but somewhere along the way, you've become arrogant, abusive, and domineering. Maybe you were always that way and I have just noticed it now.
answered 2 hours ago
Robert BarrorRobert Barror
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Robert Barror is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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answered 2 hours ago
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answered 2 hours ago
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related: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1726195 (for me, seems broken specifically when switching from unity to gnome, and/or to 17.10 and wayland): I'm used to using "sloppy" focus following mouse, but I still expect alt-tab to set focus to the selected window, but in 17.10, it's necessary to actually move the mouse to the window (and let it stop, then keep it there)
– michael
Feb 26 '18 at 2:49