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		5l on Aug 16, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GIMP Single-Window Mode Almost Ready, Hardware Acc... Just as an FYI, Windows actually supports focus follows mouse with a registry hack [0]. There are a couple of quirks mostly to do with things like tooltips, but I've found it usable. [0] http://sinewalker.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/ms-windows-focus-...

seabee on Aug 16, 2011 [–]

I remember getting a Windows 95 PowerToy for it; I didn't see the point of it, previously being an Amiga user which had click-to-focus also.

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