Re: Mouse focus in Mathematica
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- Subject: [mg90217] Re: Mouse focus in Mathematica
- From: David Reiss <dbreiss at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:32:46 -0400 (EDT)
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Well, for example,in the case of the code I posted, SetOptions[nb NotebookEventActions -> {}] And similar in Maxim's case... As for the menu... there is only so much real estate in the standard menus. But of course on can create whatever one wants through interface elements such as palettes and so on. --David On Jul 1, 7:00 am, Murray Eisenberg <mur... at math.umass.edu> wrote: > What expression, then, would UNDO that action? > > I would find the behavior initiated by the posted code very useful all > those times when I start typing an expression and realize that I forgot > to select the open notebook in which I really wanted to put it. But > sometimes I want to be sure I do not jump to another notebook like that. > > Menu items, even on a palette, for the action and its reversal would be > handy. > > > > m... at inbox.ru wrote: > > On Jun 29, 4:35 am, Bob F <deepyog... at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is there a way to put Mathematica 6.0 in a mode where focus follows > >> the mouse cursor location without clicking in the window on Mac OS X > >> 10.4.11? Thanks... > > >> -Bob > > > You can try rolling your own: > > > SetOptions[$FrontEndSession (*nonpersistent*), > > NotebookEventActions -> {"MouseMoved" :> > > If[SelectedNotebook[] =!= EvaluationNotebook[], > > SetSelectedNotebook[EvaluationNotebook[]]], > > PassEventsDown -> True}] > > > Maxim Rytin > > m... at inbox.ru > > -- > Murray Eisenberg mur... at math.umas= s.edu > Mathematics & Statistics Dept. > Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) > University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (= W) > 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 > Amherst, MA 01003-9305