Has anyone noticed that Microsoft windows/programs seem to take preeminence over whatever else you're doing? For instance, in Steam Chat, when you click on a link and IE comes on, it is the focused window, so you can't continue to type while you wait for that slow shit to load. I think Media Player does that too. But Firefox doesn't do this, Chrome doesn't do this.
I blame Microsoft. Any ideas?
Yeah, totally Microsoft's fault that other programmers code their applications they way they do.
...I'm not being angry. I'm just saying why would MS take the attention away from YOUR current window/application?
I feel like I need to say more...oh well, it will come to me.
If a new window opens due to the user clicking something, it most certainly should take focus away. However, one of my biggest pet peeves are things that pop up through no action of myself and take the focus away from whatever it is I'm doing.
Yeah but "if we don't allow developers to do stupid shit that make your life hell they can't do clever things with minimal convenience boons either"
Fuckers.
It's not really any fault of Microsoft's as it is simply a fault with software.
Focus stealing should carry the death penalty. I don't care if my graphics card just blew up and you need to bluescreen. [b]Don't steal my focus! Ever![/b]
/rant
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I think there's a registry tweak that will limit certain focus stealings. Or maybe it was a policy. Don't remember. It's not all inclusive but will improve the behaviour in some cases.
[QUOTE=starpoo90;23706082]Has anyone noticed that Microsoft windows/programs seem to take preeminence over whatever else you're doing? For instance, in Steam Chat, when you click on a link and IE comes on, it is the focused window, so you can't continue to type while you wait for that slow shit to load. I think Media Player does that too. But Firefox doesn't do this, Chrome doesn't do this.
I blame Microsoft. Any ideas?[/QUOTE]
My guess is it's a feature which shifts focus onto the opening browser window, but only IE takes advantage of this with FF andChrome not being coded to support it. Seems like a decent explanation.
Did this just start in Vista, I don't remember...oh wait, Media Player in XP does this too so it must be for all versions of Windows. I would like to learn more about a fix, see what it entails.
Okay I found it, it may not work on all cases as apparently programmers still find ways around it, because, you know, their thing is a million times more important than your thing.
Go into regedit, find HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop
There's a load of entries, don't touch shit. I mean that.
Then find ForegroundLockTimeout, if it is 0, double click it, set a decimal(!) value. That's how many milliseconds it will wait with popping up after you use the mouse or keyboard.
Not sure how effective it is, and it may already be non-zero as the default is supposed to 20k or something.
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MS apps should certainly obey it though.
I just sent myself a link in steam for Google, and Firefox took focus when loading the page.
Yes I noticed this too. I will have to live with it.
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