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    OS X (10.4.10) mouse focus problem

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by lupin..the..3rd, Oct 30, 2007.

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    lupin..the..3rd Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,

    I'm having a mouse focus problem on my iBook G4 running OS X 10.4.10. Not sure how this happened, but I can no longer raise windows to the foreground!! No really, if I click a window (body or title) it takes focus, but it remains hidden behind other windows. Also, when I start a new program, it begins hidden behind other windows - I have to minimize other things to go find it.

    Also, the right mouse button (on my USB Logitech optical mouse) stopped working. Well, it works, but it no longer performs the right-button function. It simply assigns focus now. I can no longer right click on anything and have it bring up a menu.

    Even the Command-tab program switcher has the focus problem. The Command-tab running program "menu" comes up hidden behind other windows, and it successfully changes focus between other running programs, it does not raise them!!!

    How did this happen and how do I fix it? Also, I'm used to UNIX workstations where Focus-Follows-Mouse, and you Click-to-Raise. Any way to set these options in OS X?

    Thanks all !!!!!!!!
     
    lupin..the..3rd, Oct 30, 2007
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