Re: How to move focus to another window by program?

[Oscar Lazzarino <oscar lazzarino gmail com>]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Ken Resander <kresander yahoo com> wrote:
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> Thanks Yeti,
>
> I used g_signal_connect_after for the menu activate event for all menu items with actions. It did not make any difference.
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> I can force focus from a dialog to the top window by gtk_window_present ((GtkWindow *)window ), but gtk_window_present ((GtkWindow *)dlg) does not work the other way around.
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> Is there a way to force focus from top window to a dialog by the program?
> I think there ought to be.
>

I've faced the same problem in the past (without finding a solution).
I think the focus is transferred between main windows by the window
manager.

KWM even has a "Focus stealing prevention level" in its preferences...

O.