Re: extended WM_TRANSIENT_FOR (was Re: _NET: Disabling shading)

[Rob Adams <readams readams net>]

KWin marks the window with the _NEEDS_ATTENTION hint when it is
prevented from stealing focus.  Assistive technologies could pick up on
this hint.

On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 05:58, Bill Haneman wrote:

> I certainly hope this feature is optional.  I can foresee accessibility
> problems with it; at this time assistive technologies use
> window-activation as their means of knowing that something needs or is
> trying to get the user's attention, for instance warning dialogs, etc. 
> Windows that aren't activated are generally ignored.  
> 
> A sighted user can 'see' that a new window has been posted, or has been
> raised, etc. and that its content has changed, but blind users must rely
> on the AT and WM for that.  We have enshrined the 'focus on create'
> policy and also the notion that alerts, etc. must steal focus in order
> to be heard.
> 
> - Bill
> 
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