Very difficult to use with focus-follows-mouse

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I've tried different ways of using gpick, and it seems very difficult to use 
when the window manager is configured for focus follow mouse.  The default 
spacebar selection does not work (because the focus has left gpick).

When I try to use the color picker button, I get the zoom window, and when I 
click somewhere, the middle color takes the color.  But when I move my mouse, 
it changes.

The only way I figured out to select a color is to click the picker button, 
click on the color I want, and press space before moving my mouse cursor.  This 
is so difficult that I've reverted back to taking screenshots and opening them 
in Gimp.  The picker should pick the color I click on.

I'm using Gpick 0.2.5 on Linux Mint 16.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by sampo.ni...@mwsoy.com on 2 May 2014 at 8:12

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Please enable the "Add to palette" checkbox in the "Edit -> Preferences... -> 
Picker -> Floating picker click behavior" option section. With this option 
enabled, colors can be added to the palette without using any keyboard keys: 
right click on the center color, and left click anywhere on the screen, or drag 
the center color to the desired screen location.

Original comment by thezbyg on 5 May 2014 at 9:32

• Changed state: Started

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Thanks, with that setting it's possible to use the picker.  It was far from 
obvious what setting should be changed to be able to use it.

It would be nice to have a "Focus follows mouse" mode in GPick.  For example, 
it would be good that the window preview would update always when the window 
(or any part of it) is visible, not only when the window is focused.

The system tray applet is useful even in this case (though personally the 
drag-drop functionality seems a bit strange compared to click-click).

Original comment by sampo.ni...@mwsoy.com on 5 May 2014 at 9:42