From e4cffb6459ff0e46df89f1f495d3eb1dbb73bdcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dana Jansens <danakj@orodu.net>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 01:59:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] redo how a window checks if it can activate.

added the bahavior that.. if an application is the source of the request, it will only move focus if something related to it has focus already (and user time checks out)
---
 openbox/client.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openbox/client.c b/openbox/client.c
index b38a8e07..8592aa93 100644
--- a/openbox/client.c
+++ b/openbox/client.c
@@ -3411,27 +3411,53 @@ static void client_present(ObClient *self, gboolean here, gboolean raise)
 void client_activate(ObClient *self, gboolean here, gboolean user)
 {
     guint32 last_time = focus_client ? focus_client->user_time : CurrentTime;
+    gboolean allow = FALSE;
+    gboolean relative = FALSE;
+
+    if (user || !focus_client)
+        allow = TRUE;
+    /* if the request came from an application and something already has focus
+       then do some checks; */
+    else {
+        GSList *it;
+
+        /* search if someone related to us by transience already has focus */
+        for (it = client_search_all_top_parents(self); it && !relative;
+             it = g_slist_next(it))
+        {
+            if (client_search_transient(it->data, focus_client))
+                relative = TRUE;
+        }
+
+        /* search if someone in the group already has focus */
+        for (it = client_search_all_top_parents(self); it && !relative;
+             it = g_slist_next(it))
+        {
+            if (client_search_transient(it->data, focus_client))
+                relative = TRUE;
+        }
+
+        /* if a relative has focus, then if the time is newer (or we can't
+           check the time - very lenient), allow focus to move */
+        allow = relative && (!event_curtime || !last_time ||
+                             event_time_after(event_curtime, last_time));
+    }
+    
 
-    /* XXX do some stuff here if user is false to determine if we really want
-       to activate it or not (a parent or group member is currently
-       active)?
-    */
     ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS,
                   "Want to activate window 0x%x with time %u (last time %u), "
-                  "source=%s\n",
+                  "source=%s allowing? %d\n",
                   self->window, event_curtime, last_time,
-                  (user ? "user" : "application"));
+                  (user ? "user" : "application"), allow);
 
-    if (!user && event_curtime && last_time &&
-        !event_time_after(event_curtime, last_time))
-    {
-        client_hilite(self, TRUE);
-    } else {
+    if (allow) {
         if (event_curtime != CurrentTime)
             self->user_time = event_curtime;
 
         client_present(self, here, TRUE);
-    }
+    } else
+        /* don't focus it but tell the user it wants attention */
+        client_hilite(self, TRUE);
 }
 
 static void client_bring_helper_windows_recursive(ObClient *self,
-- 
2.45.2