Bug 233912

Summary:	using Mrxvt - editors like gvim do not have focus when opened, affecting usability
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Sandeep <sandys>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	investigated, triaged
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Sandeep 2010-04-10 05:58:51 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.4.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

mrxvt is a lightweight, tabbed shell with awesome configurability.

(mrxvt can be installed on ubuntu using "sudo apt-get install mrxvt")

By default the "focus stealing prevention level" is set to "Low".  When launching "gvim-gtk" from commandline, the newly opened window does not have focus.

This is a big problem in usability for developers or anybody who uses gvim-gtk to code. 

This issue does not happen when gvim is launched through Konsole. This is quite puzzling.

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2010-04-10 08:45:48 UTC

What's the difference between "commandline" and Konsole?

There are window specific rules to change the focus stealing prevention. Have you tried to create a rule for the window? Does that solve your problem?

I can't see any issue here. My fair guess is that when started gvim through Konsole it is a child window to the Konsole window and by that get's the focus. This is the expected and correct behaviour.

Comment 2 Sandeep 2010-04-10 14:22:35 UTC

when I refer to commandline, I mean mrxvt - sorry about the confusion.

There are no settings specific to mrxvt or to Konsole that I see. The only difference is that Konsole's window has a role of "MainWindow#1" and mrxvt is blank.

I'm not sure if something needs to be set specifically for mrxvt, or if it is a bug in mrxvt itself.

Another note is that I launch mrxvt from the panel using a quick launch applet, which has /usr/bin/mrxvt as its command.

Comment 3 Thomas Lübking 2012-02-25 02:13:13 UTC

Is this still an issue?
(installed mrxvt 0.5.4, launching emacs or any other application did not expose this)

The issue has likely been that mrxvt caused sth. that was considered an activity and updated the timestamp after gvim requested the focus hinting "user types here, don#t steal focus")

Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-22 01:53:33 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-27 04:07:42 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

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