RE: [h-e-w] Alt-tab does not switch tasks

[Raynor, Bill]

Lennart,
I copied your custom-set-variables defn into my .emacs and the ALT-TAB
problem reappeared. 
When I commented out the w32-meta-style line, the problem goes away. 

Thanks.

Bill Raynor
Innovation Design & Testing
(920) 721-5973
Email: address@hidden


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:04 PM
> To: Raynor, Bill
> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [h-e-w] Alt-tab does not switch tasks
> 
> Raynor, Bill wrote:
> > If I eliminate the entire (custom-set-variables ... definition the
> > ALT-Tab problem goes away.
> > If I comment out " ;(desktop-save-mode 1)" the pid complaint ceases.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > Here is the custom-set-variables definition:
> > ;(custom-set-variables
> > ;  ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.
> > ;  ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
> > ;  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> > ;  ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
> > ; '(cua-mode t nil (cua-base))
> > ; '(emacsw32-max-frames nil)
> > ; '(emacsw32-mode t)
> > ; '(emacsw32-style-frame-title t)
> > ; '(htmlize-view-print-visible t t)
> > ; '(menuacc-active t nil (menuacc))
> > ; '(org-agenda-files (quote ("~/todo.org")))
> > ; '(pr-gs-command "c:\\Program
Files\\gs\\gs8.54\\bin\\gswin32c.exe")
> > ; '(pr-gv-command "C:\\Program
Files\\Ghostgum\\gsview\\gsview32.exe")
> > ; '(recentf-mode t)
> > ; '(swbuff-y-mode t)
> > ; '(transient-mark-mode t)
> > ; '(w32-feeling-mode t nil (w32-feeling))
> > ; '(w32-meta-style (quote w32-lr))
> 
> Please try commenting out only the line above.
> 
> > ; '(w32-print-menu-show-print nil)
> > ; '(w32-print-menu-show-ps-print nil)
> > ; '(w32shell-shell (quote cmd)))
> > ;(custom-set-faces
> > ;  ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
> > ;  ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
> > ;  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
> > ;  ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
> > ; )
> >
> > How does one comment out individual pieces of the
custom-set-variables
> > definition? My lisp experience is of the cut and paste variety.
> 
> Just comment them out line by line here. Make sure the parenthesis
match.
> 
> But I can't see how any of these affect Alt-Tab. Maybe w32-meta-style,
> see above. (If so it is a bug I should fix.)
> 
> This is the corresponding parts of my customizations:
> 
> (custom-set-variables
>   '(cua-mode t nil (cua-base))
>   '(emacsw32-max-frames t)
>   '(emacsw32-mode t)
>   '(emacsw32-remove-emacs-print t)
>   '(emacsw32-style-frame-title t)
>   '(htmlize-view-print-visible t t)
>   '(menuacc-mode t)
>   '(org-CUA-compatible t)
>   '(org-replace-disputed-keys t)
>   '(ourcomments-ido-ctrl-tab t)
>   '(recentf-mode t)
>   '(w32-meta-style (quote w32-lr))
>   '(w32-print-menu-show-print nil)
>   '(w32-print-menu-show-ps-print nil)
>   '(w32shell-shell (quote cmd)))
> 
> 
> > Bill
> >
> > Bill Raynor
> > Innovation Design & Testing
> > (920) 721-5973
> > Email: address@hidden
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) [mailto:address@hidden
> >> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:07 PM
> >> To: Raynor, Bill
> >> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> >> Subject: Re: [h-e-w] Alt-tab does not switch tasks
> >>
> >> Hi Bill,
> >>
> >> It tells us that the problem is related to your setup, not that the
> >> cause necessarily is there.
> >>
> >> Could you try to find out what in your .emacs that causes this
> > problem?
> >>
> >> Raynor, Bill wrote:
> >>> Lennart,
> >>>
> >>> There is no problem if I start use "emacs -Q" from the command
line
> > in
> >>> C:\apps\emacs\emacs\bin
> >>>
> >>> The problem occurs if I start it with a simple "emacs " command.
> >>>
> >>> The problem still occurs if I use the icon in the systray. That
> > points
> >>> to C:\Apps\Emacs\emacs\bin\emacsclientw.exe -n
> >>>
> >>> Does this point to a problem in my .emacs file or something else?
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> Bill Raynor
> >>> Innovation Design & Testing
> >>> (920) 721-5973
> >>> Email: address@hidden
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) [mailto:address@hidden
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 5:37 PM
> >>>> To: Raynor, Bill
> >>>> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> >>>> Subject: Re: [h-e-w] Alt-tab does not switch tasks
> >>>>
> >>>> Raynor, Bill wrote:
> >>>>> For Lennart's questions:
> >>>>> 1. Yes, the problem persists after reboot.
> >>>>> 2. The problem only occurs with emacs. For example, if emacs
only
> >>> covers
> >>>>> part of the window if I click on the outlook or firefox in the
> >>>>> background, alt-tab works as it should.
> >>>>> 3. Since the behavior is tied to the emacs window, everything is
> >>> okay
> >>>>> when that window does not have the focus, and after emacs has
been
> >>>>> closed using C-x-C-c
> >>>> Could you please try and see if this problem is there if you
start
> >>> Emacs
> >>>> with
> >>>>
> >>>>    emacs -Q
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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