[openbox] I have a problem with focus not given to new lunched windows.

[Dana Jansens]

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Mark Bloch <mark.bl at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with my openbox configuration.
> I have these options in my rc.xml file:
> <focusNew>yes</focusNew>
>
> and I have this keybind:
> <keybind key="C-l">
>       <keybind key="f">
>         <action name="Execute">
>           <command>firefox-bin</command>
>         </action>
>       </keybind>
> </keybind>
>
> under <applications> I have:
> <focus>yes</focus>
>
> and this:
> <application
> name="firefox*"><desktop>1</desktop><raise>yes</raise></application>
>
> .
>
> Everything works fine, when I press the keybind combo, firefox is lunched on
> desktop #1, the problem is, it doesn't get focus!
> I have to switch manually to desktop #1.
>
> I want it to get focus when it's lunched, is there something I'm missing?

This was brought up in the past on here, or on IRC.  The <focus> flag
will cause openbox to move to the application's desktop in our git
version.  In 3.4.x it doesn't do this.


- Dana

> Thanks for the help,
>                              Mark Bloch.
>
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