Sloppy focus (focus follows mouse) in Ubuntu 11.10

Had to upgrade my ubuntu when they ended support for Ubuntu 11.04. Of course, now I no longer have the nice window manager…

But this one can be tweaked too. Install “MyUnity” to set # desktops, and (e.g.) set whether devices should be shown (a good option since it’s harder to find them now than before).

Another tweak, adapted from this tip, is how to re-enable sloppy focus:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/focus_mode sloppy

Apparently, according to an answer to that question, there are 3 different values: sloppy, click, and mouse:

  • click: click in window to get focus
  • sloppy: point into a window to give it focus
  • mouse: focus on window if (and only if) mouse is in window

I prefer my focus sloppy, thankyouverymuch :)

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