Automatic focus settings

[Paul Tansom]

This one is beginning to drive me up the wall I'm afraid, and I've not
found the middle ground I'm looking for - although admittedly I don't
think it is a feature of other window managers/desktops.

In the Window Manager Preferences there is the option to 'Automatically
give focus to newly created windows'. This is great, but is there a way
to only do this for sub-windows (or daughter windows?). Basically am
often working in a window and have another window created (either
because, for example, I've started an application in the background or
because Gaim pops up with a message from somebody). These windows I
don't want to give focus to. If I disable the setting, however, password
windows and other windows created from the application I am working in
don't get focus.

As an aside to this, I am working with 'Focus follows mouse' and
'Automatically raise windows when they receive focus' disabled.

I have a feeling this is likely to be a feature request rather than have
a currently available fix, but you never know :)

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