Comment 56 for bug 38753

(In reply to Syam from comment #48)
> (In reply to Martin Gräßlin from comment #47)
> > (In reply to Syam from comment #46)
> >
> > Changing the action to be performed on release instead of press would be
> > rather weird. The window would not activate till you release. That's not
> > what a user (and applications) expects.
>
> Is it really weird? I wonder how it is done on Windows? Does the background
> window raise at mouse-down itself or only on 'click', i.e. after mouse-up? I
> have to boot in to a Windows machine before confirming.

Just checked on Windows. You are right. The raise happens on mouse down itself, unless its a drag.