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Well, in my admittedly limited experience of Windows 10, sometimes windows that look active, down to the blinking cursor, don't actually have the focus. So if a
by vladvasiliu 5y ago
Well, in my admittedly limited experience of Windows 10, sometimes windows that look active, down to the blinking cursor, don't actually have the focus. So if all windows look the same, maybe people will get in the habit of clicking 10 times where they want to type, just to be sure.
I'm thinking mostly about the UAC window asking for a password.
- prmoustache 5y agoI don't really understand why you would want to click to have focus on a window.
- vladvasiliu 5y agoIsn't that how focusing windows on Windows works? As far as I know, it doesn't have focus-follows-mouse.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoWindows 10 oddly introduced focus-follows-mouse for scrolling (scroll wheel or touchpad) but keyboard input remains directed to the last-clicked window/element. It’s not a bad compromise (because primarily keyboard-centric users might not care where the mouse is and it lets you do things like scroll a background document for research while typing in a foreground document without losing the focus so long as you don’t click).
- prmoustache 5y agoI don't know I don't use it.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoI don’t understand why you’d want to risk typing into the wrong window or add such a cognitive burden (“where is my pointer now?”) with every keystroke rather than have the window that receives keyboard input be very clear and consistent. At least, as a heavy keyboarder, that’s how I see it.