Posted on 11/28/2011 8:05:08 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder
The topic, I believe, is called "focus".
Windows XP Professional, two monitor setup which has worked without issue for over a year. Still works, with the following quirk: Suppose I am sending an email and I wish to attach pix which I am selecting from Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) on the left side and my email front end on the right side. The email front end is on top of any open windows on the right. When I click on the left screen, the right screen (apparently) reverts to whichever window it thinks is "most important"...but in any event, the desired target window goes away so there is no place to drag & drop the pic to.
Or, if I have a piece of stock tracking software running in a window on the right and Excel on the left side, when I click anywhere on Excel, the stock-tracking window goes away and reverts to some other window which must be "more inportant". And by the way, it appears to work the other way (excel on right, stock-screener on left, or....WDOs Explorer on right, email on left.)
Somehow, when I click one screen, it is influencing whichever window is open on the opposing screen. I know this has to be simple to fix. FReepnicians?
Down at the bottom of the screen, where the icons are, click there and “tile” the open icons. That will “hold” the mail and other folders open so you can “drag and drop”.
Alt & Tab keys ?
I don’t think it is that, unless I am misunderstanding you. The various windows tile themselves automatically, don’t they...?
Forgot to mention, this is Firefox and I am thinking it’s an issue with the browser. I see on the Firefox forum there are some undealt-with gripes about Firefox “stealing focus”. That could be (the name of) the issue. There appears to be no cavalry riding in with the big fix.
Think I found the solution:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-stop-firefox-stealing-window-focus.htm
How To Stop Firefox From Stealing Window Focus
Updated 19. September 2011 - 6:32 by rhiannon
Prevent Firefox from opening when you’re doing other things
Firefox turned 5 this week. While no other browser to date has been able to lure me away from Firefox since its first early beta, it does have its flaws and frustrations.
One of the most annoying habits Firefox has is stealing the focus from other programs you are working in. Clicking on a hyperlink inside programs such as email or office type applications causes the link you clicked on to automatically open inside Firefox. For example, I’m reading email, and I click on a link inside the email. All of a sudden I’m looking at a Firefox window showing the web page that the email link goes to.
False alarm, the above didn’t work.
1) Once you are left clicking and dragging picture, etc... Go with your Mouse to the bottom of your desktop, while still holding your pic, etc...
2) That is where all your open Icons are located. Find it, hover Mouse over it and it should pop up. Then release it by letting go of your left button.
Hope this helps.
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