Focus follow mouse performance workaround.

[ZorbaTheGeek]

After continued headaches with focus follow preformance issues (delay on changover, momentary loss of mouse pointer, frame rate drops) using the in-built Keyclone function I was using Octopus just to do this job. This is far from ideal.

I little research turned up the hidden X-Mouse functionality built into vista, a quick registry edit and you have full focus-follows-mouse over your entire operating system and it works beautifully over multiple sessions of WoW.

Details are here:
Registry Edit

If you don't want the full X-Mouse changes (includes copy/paste changes and a few other tweaks) you can just add "1" to the key to get just focus-follows-mouse.

[zanthor]

Does it require a reboot? I know there's a program or three that will setup vista like this for you with a check box, but they require a reboot... I used to LOVE X-Mouse behavior for XP because it saves a click when switching boxes, but it's not worth a reboot when I'm not in wow.

From TFA...

Since the changes made at Windows registry, a reboot is required to effect the changes.

So nevermind...

/sadpanda

[drevil]

i use this with win xp

XMouseToggle
http://www.ag1.de/utils/

super small, no reboot

[midnightrain]

Just wanted to say I googled ZorbaTheGeek's suggestion and implemented a modified version based on this thread: http://shellrevealed.com/forums/thread/5726.aspx

Works amazing I must say. I would suggest all Vista users experiencing issues with 'focus follows mouse' take a look. I ended up setting my time delay to 10 milliseconds rather than 3000, and also implemented the focus follows mouse only option (+1) rather than the full bring to front version (+41) (so my hex dword was 99,12,03,80,10,00,00,00)

edit: if nothing else I like the fact that I can still manipulate the other WoW screens when one is loading or logging off.

[brontes]

This is awesome. I no longer get "stuck in mouselook" on my other windows and with no lag, it makes doing collect quests a breeze (assuming there is sufficient mob population/density.) Game-changing for me.

[dRiN]

Good suggestion, I will check it out : ) Thanks!

[Eroa]

Have another problem with the mouse pointer, that all of the sudden, it finds itself on my other screen, or if I am unlucky holding down the right button turning my char 180 degres, is this something that might possibly fix that?

[ockhamsrazor]

Rather than messing with your registry you can just go to Control Panel->Ease of Access Center->Make the mouse easier to use->Activate a window by hovering over it with a mouse

:thumbup:

[Tehtsuo]

For windows XP you can get Tweak UI, which has an X-mouse feature.