debug terminal grabs focus during console writes

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glenenglish
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debug terminal grabs focus during console writes

Post by glenenglish »

Debian XFCE 11, Codelite 15

During debugging, when the application writes to the console output (stdout), that debug console window grabs focus and brings itself to the top.
Even if the debug terminal is minimized.

I can do nothing while the console output is running, because the console debug window keeps grabbing it and I cannot type commands or look in any other window.

I guess this is a configuration issue

If I set the SETTINGS - PREFERENCES - TERMINAL to XFCE instead of codelite, it does not occur.

WHat is the difference / anything special about the Codelite terminal and a reason to use it ?

thanks, glen.

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Re: debug terminal grabs focus during console writes

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codelite-terminal is a generic terminal that is simply looks and behaves the same across all operating systems (Windows, Linux and macOS)
I, for example, is using the platform specific terminal (except on macOS where codelite-terminal behaves as expected instead of using the native one)

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