Mouse Focus - How to control?
in [Windows XP]
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From: almostbob on 23 Apr 2010 20:29 check xmouse, exit out, go back in and uncheck it,stranger things have happened -- _ _ "FrankEdwards" <no(a)frank.here> wrote in message news:op.vbm38kjqq6rutr@----------.wp.shawcable.net... >>> I've used TweakUI but I'd like to stop the mouse from grabbing >>> focus when it hovers over a file or folder in Windows Explorer. >>> Is this possible? Right now I have to intentionally move the >>> mouse out of the window when editing...rather tedious after about >>> 50 times a day. :) >> >> Start up TweakUI then go to: >> Mouse->X-Mouse >> and un-check the "Activation follows mouse" checkbox. > > Like I said, I've used TweakUI. That has never been checked. If only > that could solve this problem.
From: Bob I on 26 Apr 2010 09:53 Yes, you have it set to (point to select), switch it to (single-click to select) FrankEdwards wrote: > Nothing there in my XP Pro regarding mouse focus. Unless its got > something to do with single or double clicking a file? > >> See Folder Options, General for that. >> >> FrankEdwards wrote: >> >>> I've used TweakUI but I'd like to stop the mouse from grabbing focus >>> when it hovers over a file or folder in Windows Explorer. Is this >>> possible? Right now I have to intentionally move the mouse out of >>> the window when editing...rather tedious after about 50 times a >>> day. :)
From: FrankEdwards on 26 Apr 2010 09:52
> check xmouse, exit out, go back in and uncheck it,stranger things have > happened Its working now. Maybe it needed a restart. Thanks though. So often when things don't work you just need to restart things and I guess that helps things reset. |