[texworks] Leave input focus on source, or amend search functionality in preview window via user-specified preference.

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 2020-07-15 at 15:56:40 +0100, Philip Taylor wrote:

 > When developing TeX code, I spent 99% of my time editing the
 > source.   However, when I compile a document using TeXworks, focus
 > is automatically transferred to the preview window.  Of course, I
 > want to see the preview window, but if I then type Ctrl+F (or
 > Ctrl-R), my intent, 99 times out of 100, is to search (or replace)
 > within the source window, not the preview window.  Would it be
 > possible to augment TeXworks such that, no matter in which window
 > Ctrl-F/R is typed, it is interpreted in the context of the source
 > window rather than the preview window ?  As this would be a change
 > to current behaviour, it would have to be specified by a user
 > preference or similar.  And for the rare occasion where one does
 > want to search (but not replace !) in the preview window, perhaps
 > this functionality could be exposed by Ctrl+Shft+F or similar.

Hello Phil,
on Linux I've configured my window manager so that the window which
contains the mouse pointer gets the focus.  It's extremely convenient
and I use this setup for decades.  But I don't know whether a program
can achieve this.  

Regards,
  Reinhard

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