Gvim window activated by mutt doesn't gain focus

[Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragao]

Biju Chacko wrote on Jan, 10:

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> > I was submitting the bug report on gvim and it occurred to me: wouldn't it be
> > a valid feature an xfwm4 config option to ignore the timestamp from
> > NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW and always give focus ? The "rule of least surprise" may be
> > worth abiding to even if that means patronizing misbehaved applications such
> > as gvim. A config option might be a fair compromise.

> In general, we dislike trying to work around bugs in other applications -- 
> it removes the incentive to get the bugs fixed, for one thing. Another 
> problem is that it adds cruft to our code base and hurts maintainability.

Valid points, yes. The typical software crossroad: you can keep it pure and 
strict or compromise to make it more usable. The fact is: gvim (and perhaps 
other applications) is buggy in this respect, and a config option would 
certainly make Xfce more usable around it. The bottom line is: to know that 
Xfce adheres strictly to standards doesn't make it more usable. It's 
interesting and commendable but definitely less usable. Okay, I'm not a 
developer, but an option here doesn't look like such an excrescence.

Just my $0.02
Paulo