From: rjh@cpax.org.uk   
      
   On 08/08/2025 12:58, Jonathan N. Little wrote:   
   > Richard Heathfield wrote:   
   >> On 06/08/2025 10:20, Davey wrote:   
   >>> [...]  what really annoys me is that you   
   >>> can be doing something like entering a remembered password, and the   
   >>> pop-up box comes up mid-entry and just stops your memorised password   
   >>> dead. You have to then: a. Check to see what the damn box is   
   >>> telling you; b. delete said box; c. Clear the partially entered   
   >>> password and enter it from scratch.   
   >>> Grrrr.   
   >>   
   >> What he said!!   
   >>   
   >   
   > What steals your focus? A notification? If so I hadn't notice.   
      
   Just happened again. It was a "do you want to upgrade lots of   
   programs you never use? It's no bother, honestly". I was typing   
   when the keyboard stopped responding for no apparent reason, and   
   was 7 or 8 chars in before I noticed. If it wants to talk to me,   
   fine, but it shouldn't grab my lapels for something trivial or   
   non-urgent. A news-style scrolling marquee would do it, and on a   
   window I can hide.   
      
   > If you   
   > want something that steals you focus, try this $%%$##S Windows 11,   
   > distraction galore!   
      
   Um, quite so. Having Windowed from 2 to 7 or so, I eventually   
   just stopped bothering.   
      
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   Richard Heathfield   
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