[Lazarus] focus problem with autocomplete list

[Martin]

On 12/07/2010 17:22, Bernd Kreuss wrote:
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> Martin wrote:
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>> I don't think there is a simple fix for it. Actually in the latest
>> revision it the auto complete will probably even close itself in this case.
>> It behaves like a menu would do =>  loose focus =>  close
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> I will try the latest snapshot later when I find some time. Currently I
> have 0.9.29-0-20100326.
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>> How does any other window work for you, if the window manager keeps
>> steeling the focus?
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> Of course I have to move the mouse over the other windows to use them
> too, but this is not a problem, this is how it is supposed to be with
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> The problem is the autocomplete list popping up as a completely separate
> top level window with its own top level focus and not as a control of
> the editor window. This will *interrupt* my typing and I have to move
> the hand away from the keyboard to the mouse and carefully position the
> mouse. If I enter the list and move the mouse too far and leave the list
> again, giving focus back to the editor the list will close.
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There currently is no solution to it, so updating will not solve it either.

I am not sure how easy this can be solved at all.

Martin