Re: [Sawfish] Keeping the correct focus on desktop switch

[fuchur <flohtransporter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:22:28 +0100
wrote fuchur <flohtransporter@xxxxxxxxx>:

>Hi,
>
>On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:01:24 +0100
>wrote "Robert 'Bobby' Zenz" <Robert.Zenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>>Thank you for testing, I feared such a thing...I'll test my
>>configuration and see what I can come up with.
>>
>>Thank you very much.
>>
>>On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 23:55:41 +0100
>>fuchur <flohtransporter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 23:17:24 +0100
>>> wrote "Robert 'Bobby' Zenz" <Robert.Zenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> 
>>> >Hello everyone.
>>> >
>>> >I'm using two monitors with Sawfish and MATE and the second monitor
>>> >is mostly occupied by stickied chat applications. Now in the last
>>> >time I've noticed that whenever I switch workspaces that the focus
>>> >jumps onto the second monitor, despite that a window on the first
>>> >one was focused.
>>> >
>>> >Assume the following:
>>> >
>>> > * Desktop 1:
>>> >   * Monitor 1: Browser
>>> >   * Monitor 2: Stickied applications
>>> > * Desktop 2:
>>> >   * Monitor 1: E-Mail client
>>> >   * Monitor 2: Stickied applications
>>> >
>>> >Now if the browser has the focus and I switch to desktop 2, the
>>> >stickied application get's the focus. Now I focus manually the e-mail
>>> >client and switch back to desktop 1...the stickied application has
>>> >the focus again.
>>> >
>>> >Did I break something in my configuration or is it supposed to be
>>> >that way?
>>> >
>>> >Best Regards,
>>> >Bobby.
>>> >
>>> 
>>> I have do a short test on my system (two monitors xinerama with kde)
>>> and it works perfect here. All windows got the currect focus (with
>>> stick or without sticky windows). If i switch the workspace the window
>>> that has the focus as i leave the workspace got the focus if i go back
>>> to the workspace. 
>>> 
>>> Maybe something wrong with your configuration?
>>> 
>>
>>
>
>Ok, my info was wrong. I also lost the focus if i select a sticky
>window and switch the workspace. I do more test in the next days and
>try to fix this ...
>

I have try to fix the focus lost if you have a sticky window(s) and you
change the workspace. But i have no idea how.

Read the comment by "(define (on-viewport-change)" in
"/usr/share/sawfish/lisp/window-order.jl" and you understand why we
lost the focus.


-- 
Regards,
Fuchur

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