{"id":107,"date":"2013-01-30T18:50:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tencommandmentssigns.us\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2013-01-30T18:50:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T18:50:00","slug":"lxde-openbox-disable-raise-window-on-click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tencommandmentssigns.us\/blog\/2013\/01\/lxde-openbox-disable-raise-window-on-click\/","title":{"rendered":"LXDE OpenBox disable raise window on click"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a18f45b5eb3a2018a15e81c375bf2cff\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 336x280, created 10\/19\/10 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1409304071275289\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6253000559\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The default behavior in Xserver in Linux and other *nix systems for window managers used to be that left clicking on a window focused the window without raising it above other windows on the screen. 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