Elliotjnewman
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Does anybody know if there is a way of getting focus-follows-mouse in OSX?
I really would like it!
I really would like it!
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ffm in osx
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With respect to MacOS X (with reference to 'Tiger' - MacOS X 10.4.3) itself - no.
With respect to 'Terminal' - yes. In 'Terminal' enter ...
defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string YES
... <return>, quite 'Terminal', launch 'Terminal', etc.
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To disable the 'focus follows mouse' feature, in 'Terminal' enter ....
defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string NO
... <return>, quite 'Terminal', launch 'Terminal', etc.
With respect to 'Terminal' - yes. In 'Terminal' enter ...
defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string YES
... <return>, quite 'Terminal', launch 'Terminal', etc.
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To disable the 'focus follows mouse' feature, in 'Terminal' enter ....
defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string NO
... <return>, quite 'Terminal', launch 'Terminal', etc.
With respect to 'X11', in 'Terminal' (yes - 'Terminal') enter ...
defaults write com.apple.x11 wm_ffm true
... <return>, if all ready open (running, launched, executed) quit 'X11', launch 'X11', etc.
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To disable the 'focus follows mouse' feature - in 'X11', in 'Terminal' enter ....
defaults write com.apple.x11 wm_ffm false
... <return>, if all ready open (running, launched, executed) quit 'X11', launch 'X11', etc.
defaults write com.apple.x11 wm_ffm true
... <return>, if all ready open (running, launched, executed) quit 'X11', launch 'X11', etc.
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To disable the 'focus follows mouse' feature - in 'X11', in 'Terminal' enter ....
defaults write com.apple.x11 wm_ffm false
... <return>, if all ready open (running, launched, executed) quit 'X11', launch 'X11', etc.
Elliotjnewman
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ok, so its only possible when using terminal? I would love to have it for OSX - esp for browsing, I find it so handy!