Re: Suggestion: Add discussion of input focus handling to select-window; add select-frame-window

[Robert Weiner]

On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Robert Weiner <address@hidden> wrote:

So my thought is that where interactive user input goes is broader than input focus,

is connected to what window is selected, and should be explained in one place in

a succinct manner that is easily findable when looking up windows or frames.

​I would also argue that although I agree that selecting windows, selecting frames and

setting user input to a frame are all different concepts, they are lower-level concepts

from which higher-level user-centered behaviors are built.  The user model is much closer

to "I select a thing that I see and any further inputs go there".  In fact, with many

window managers this is true, as a click in a window will select the frame, the window

and set input focus there.  So there is no reason to avoid offering the Elisp programmer

a similar model that documents these concepts in combination and brings the programming

model closer to the user model.  For those times where finer-grained control is necessary,

the individual behavior primitives are always available.

Bob

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