Re: Setting focus to newly shown window

[John Coppens <john jcoppens com>]

On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:55:29 +0200
Marius Gedminas <marius gedmin as> wrote:

> If the window was already visible, and you just want to bring it to
> front, try info_window.present().  The window manager (i.e. gnome-shell)
> may feel free to ignore your request, on the grounds of focus stealing
> prevention -- in that case you'll get a notification about the window
> wanting attention.

So, basically, you have to configure the window manager to do what you
want (or allow it). Window managers can block focus stealing (or not),
and determine if a new window will receive the focus or not. Much of this
depends on the taste or necessities of the user.

John