Command window focus without autoraise

In the Windows version I would like to have the focus on the command window while the figure window is still on top of the command window, say, in the north-east corner. This will enable me see the plot while I am still typing in the commands (which is the default behavior in X-windows). The things that help me retain the focus on a window on mouse over but not autoraise works for other applications (e.g., browser + a folder window) but doesn't seem to work for the Matlab command window + figure window pair.

I guess there is some setting in Matlab that needs to be changed to get to the behavior I want. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Windows 10? See https://superuser.com/questions/954021/how-do-you-enable-focus-follows-mouse-in-windows-10

[C.S. Ramalingam]

I have tried several suggested solutions but they don't seem to work for the Matlab Command Window + Figure Window pair. They work for, say, browser + folder window pair.

[C.S. Ramalingam]

I typed this reply in my Chrome browser with the Matlab figure window on top, occluding the NE corner. But I am unable to do this in Matlab Command Window without autoraising it.

[Walter Roberson]

I understand the problem, but I do not know which version of Windows you are using, and I do not know whether you have tried the workarounds listed in the link I posted.

By the way, focus follows mouse is not default for X Windows: X leaves the default policy up to the window manager.

[C.S. Ramalingam]

I am using Windows 7 (service pack 1). The things I had tried before posting the query were: TXMouse , registry edits, X-Mouse, etc. As I had posted earlier, these seem to work except when it comes to the Matlab Command Window + Figure Window pair. I badly need the figure window not to be occluded by the command window!