Defaults -- FocusFollowsMouse for terminal

[mac2x]

Hi all,

So yesterday I unboxed my new retina MBP. I love love love this machine...


However, since I am also a big Linux user, I kinda miss autofocus, so on my Macs I always have turned focus follows mouse on for Terminal. Unfortunately, it isn't working. I've tried all the the possible permutations of command I can find, including the one that works fine on the Mavericks install I have on a partition on my old MBP. Doesn't work.

If I look at the property list, it shows a new field called FocusFollowsMouse, but this field is removed the instant Terminal is relaunched. What am I missing? Various searches turned up nothing.

Thanks!

 

[cerberusss]

Get iTerm2, which implements something like that. http://www.iterm2.com/

It also implements split terminals besides tabs, and has a zillion other configuration items.

 

[snarfquest]

Yep.. I second iTerm2. For any Unix/Linux/Solaris person/admin/etc that likes a really good term with focus follows mouse and a lot of other features.

 

[aggri1]

Anyone have a general FocusFollowsMouse tool for Mac OS X yet? I also miss that feature, after using it in Linux and then WinXP (via an MS PowerToy - yeah what a name).

 

[CarreraGuy]

The Cathode terminal is cool too:

http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/

And the free version has enough cool tools.