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Indeed, and the change that hurts me when I try to use a Mac is the fact that there are things that I can't change. I prefer focus-follows-mouse and no-raise on
by thanatos519 5y ago
Indeed, and the change that hurts me when I try to use a Mac is the fact that there are things that I can't change. I prefer focus-follows-mouse and no-raise on-focus, and those are apparently structurally impossible in macOS.
"I can't change it to work the way I like it" is a totally legitimate complaint and Linux has a strong advantage in this regard.
- darkteflon 5y agoFocus-follows-mouse is great. That’s the biggest thing I miss from Linux.
- d3nj4l 5y agoFFM is completely possible on macOS (unless you mean something completely different). I use yabai for it: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
- saagarjha 5y agoYabai requires tiling windows, doesn’t it? This is far easier than general focus-follows-mouse support.
- d3nj4l 5y agoYou can tell yabai to leave your windows alone with yabai -m config layout float And enable FFM with yabai -m config focus_follows_mouse autofocus And voila, you have FFM without tiling!
- saagarjha 5y agoI’ve tried implementing focus-follows-mouse on macOS. It’s possible to do, but complicated, because changing focus to an arbitrary window can “mutate” it: popovers will disappear, and selections will shift under your mouse. I don’t think Linux or Windows really support these so they don’t have to deal with this.