Re: raise-frame doesn't work in Fedora Core 4

[Jan Djärv]

Stefan Monnier skrev:
needed.
> I don't understand: AFAICT the OP's problem is that `raise-frame' does not
> actually raise the frame.  But `raise-frame' calls XRaiseWindow, which seems
> like it should raise the frame, don't you think?
> XSetInputFocus seems unrelated (especially since `raise-frame' doesn't call
> it AFAIK).
>
> In other words, to me it seems that if `raise-frame' requires this
> _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW footwork to work, it's a bug either in the WM or in the
> wm-spec: `XRaiseWindow' should do just what it says, i.e. raise the window.
> But maybe there's a rationale for this, so it's just a misfeature needed for
> some odd reason.  In that case I'd be interested to hear what's the reason
> (and if the reason has to do with input-focus, I'll need more info to
> understand what's the relationship with raise-frame).

I agree, XRaiseWindow should do just that.

The rationale I've seen is the one I sent.  It is actually from a draft of the 
spec, newer versions don't have any rationale at all.  It is a pity 
freedesktop specifies all this new stuff without giving any clue whatsoever as 
what it is for.  On the other hand, it may just be another instance of 
"metacity does strange things".  It would not be the first time.

        Jan D.