[mythtv-users] Frontend problem

[james meyer]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kuphal" <kuphal at dls.net>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Frontend problem
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:45:03 -0600

> 
> Tomas Roos wrote:
> 
> > Hello.
> >
> > I have a slight problem with my frontend.
> >
> > Everything works nice and so on. I have an EPIA-M10000 with the
> > opensource drivers and everything works like a charm.
> >
> > My problem is:
> >
> > When I exit from mplayer or xine the MythTV window seem to get out of
> > focus from not only the remote but also from the keyboard. Since I
> > prefer not to have a mouse (or keyboard) attached to the computer (it
> > is located in my livingroom)  I would like to get rid of this problem.
> > If I click in the Myth window it seems to get focused again.
> >
> > It seems when mplayer or xine exits the MythTV frontend application
> > does not seem to be "on top" anymore. Anyone else experienced this
> > problem?
> >
> > I am no expert at X-windows. I am running wmaker as the window manager
> > and Mandrake 10.1 as the distro.
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas?
> >
> >
> Try a different window manager.  I think people have had good luck 
> with ratpoison.  I'm using fluxbox and don't have any of these 
> issues.
> 
> Kevin
> 
or continue using wmaker and make sure click-to-focus and new windows receive focus  is the model your using.
-jm