Basically, Squeak and Smalltalk-80 have always behaved this way, MVC in
addition to Morphic.  The input focus is always wherever the mouse is.

Something like your fix might be a nice preference to have, though.  
(With your fix, it might be better if the current input focus area could
be highlighted somehow...)

- Doug Way
  EAI/Transom Technologies, Ann Arbor, MI
  http://www.transom.com
  dway at mat.net, @eai.com


On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Karl Ramberg wrote:

> > Now I commented out the #mouseEnter and #mouseLeave in PluggableTextMorph
> > and PluggableListMorph and everything seems to funktion fine and the way I
> > would expect it:
> > The text I click at to edit will continue to recive typing till I click at
> > something else.
> >
> > Maybe it's just me ?
> 
> > Karl
> >
> > Karl Ramberg wrote:
> >
> > > Found it my self and it seems to be a feature of PluggableTextMorph.
> > > I find this feature really annoying. Maybe a preference is in place ?
> > >
> > > Karl
> > >
> > > Karl Ramberg wrote:
> > >
> > > > Try this.
> > > > Open a Workspace.
> > > > Open a TextMorph. Click on the TextMorph. Start typing. Move the mouse
> > > > over the Workspace while you continue typing. The Workspace starts
> > > > reciving
> > > > the typing.
> > > > Is this a feature or a bug in the HandMorphs keyboardfocus. Or is it
> > > > somewere else.
> > > > I have a hard time tracing this one.
> > > >
> > > > :-(
> > > >
> > > > Karl
> 
> > Try this.
> > Open a Workspace.
> > Open a TextMorph. Click on the TextMorph. Start typing. Move the mouse
> > over the Workspace while you continue typing. The Workspace starts
> > reciving
> > the typing.
> > Is this a feature or a bug in the HandMorphs keyboardfocus. Or is it
> > somewere else.
> > I have a hard time tracing this one.
> >
> > :-(
> >
> > Karl
> 
> 
> 
>