I'd like to be able to scroll in the tree view without having to click in it. Is there a way to do this? I have once used a tool that generally gives focus to the window underneath the mouse cursor, but this caused some other glitches so I would like to achieve this without an extra tool. I also think that there are programs that embed the Windows Explorer and offer more features, including the behaviour I would like to have. But maybe a registry value change is all that is needed?
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I have installed WizMouse which allows scrolling in background/non-focus windows (as per standard Mac behaviour) which should solve the issue - and in my opinion should be default mouse behaviour anyway :)
To be clear, it doesn't need to grab the focus and bring the window to the front, just allows you to scroll in the background.
Hope that helps.
fourstar71
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In Windows 7 Control panel > "Ease of Access Centre" > "Make the mouse easier to use" there is an option to grab focus on hover, however, this will affect all windows, not just explorer.
Tog
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You can use F6 to move focus between the different sections of the current window, and I think Windows Explorer also accepts Tab for much the same function. This will probably require more than a single press though.
You might also want to have a look at the Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut List, as that might be useful. Note that it does not provide a shortcut to give focus to the folder tree, so we can probably assume that there isn't one built in.
DMA57361
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For scrolling between panes (not between active/inactive windows) just use this app called FlashWheel. Has no UI, runs as a hidden app. To close it, terminate it from Task Manager. This fixes what you want and ONLY that, no other settings or boxes to tick.
