Help! Mouse auto-focusing windows
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
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I thought there was some setting either in the Mouse Control Panel applet, or through PowerToys, or whatever that little collection of apps was that you get from MS for tweaking the UI.
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
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Are you sure you are not running X-windows? ;P
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: How could God prove Himself to humanity? The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
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when in doubt... format C:
public static void DoSomething() { DoSomethingElse(); } public static void DoSomethingElse() { Dosomething(); }
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
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I remember there was a PowerToy that did this many many years ago. I googled and found this: http://www.miken.com/winpost/oldart/jan96/jan96_tip.htm[^] The Xmouse powertoy does it. The page says it is for Win95, so I don't know if it still works in XP or Vista. I know it might not be much help, but at least it's a pointer ;P
Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico
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I remember there was a PowerToy that did this many many years ago. I googled and found this: http://www.miken.com/winpost/oldart/jan96/jan96_tip.htm[^] The Xmouse powertoy does it. The page says it is for Win95, so I don't know if it still works in XP or Vista. I know it might not be much help, but at least it's a pointer ;P
Luis Alonso Ramos Intelectix Chihuahua, Mexico
Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:
but at least it's a pointer
use reference! use reference!!!
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: How could God prove Himself to humanity? The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango
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Hey guys, A developer left our team recently and now that I'm on his machine, I see that when the mouse enters a window, it automatically focuses that window. I honestly can't use his machine in this state! I checked for any software that might be doing this, nothing installed to move the focus like this. I checked the services running, no non-MS services running. I looked into the control panel mouse settings and also the control panel accessibility settings, I don't see anything for this. Do you guys know if there's some obscure setting in Windows that makes the focus move to whatever window the cursor is over?
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TweakUI powertoy for Xp has a setting under mouse for X-mouse (Activation follows mouse checkbox). If he has TweakUI installed, try disabling this (clear checkbox). Or download TweakUi [^] and see if it can fix it.
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Control Panel -> Mouse -> Pointer Options -> Snap To
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.(John 3:16) :badger:
Clickok wrote:
have everlasting
Maybe I'm blind, but I see no such option in the "Pointer Options" tab.
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I thought there was some setting either in the Mouse Control Panel applet, or through PowerToys, or whatever that little collection of apps was that you get from MS for tweaking the UI.
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog
I've looked through the mouse control panel and the accessibility panel without any luck. Maybe I'm just blind. TweakXP isn't installed.
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Clickok wrote:
have everlasting
Maybe I'm blind, but I see no such option in the "Pointer Options" tab.
Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: How could God prove Himself to humanity? The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango
What's your Windows? My is Windows Server 2003 SP2. (I think that the control panel is equivalent to WinXP SP2)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.(John 3:16) :badger:
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Clickok wrote:
have everlasting
Maybe I'm blind, but I see no such option in the "Pointer Options" tab.
Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: How could God prove Himself to humanity? The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango
If your Windows doesn't show that option, try Control the Mouse "Snap To" Feature (All Windows)[^] :-D
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.(John 3:16) :badger: