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Add an option to disable focusing windows then they demand attention
lenemter May 17, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into lenemter/disable-focus-on-demands-attention
leonardo-lemos May 17, 2025
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions data/gala.gschema.xml
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<summary>Whether hotcorners should be enabled when fullscreen window is opened</summary>
<description></description>
</key>
<key type="b" name="focus-on-demands-attention">
<default>true</default>
<summary>Whether windows should automatically be focused when they demand attention</summary>
<description></description>
</key>
<key enum="SuperScrollAction" name="super-scroll-action">
<default>"none"</default>
<summary>What action should be performed on Super + Scroll</summary>
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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions src/WindowAttentionTracker.vala
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*/

public class Gala.WindowAttentionTracker : GLib.Object {
private static GLib.Settings behavior_settings;

public static void init (Meta.Display display) {
behavior_settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.wm.behavior");

display.window_demands_attention.connect (on_window_demands_attention);
display.window_marked_urgent.connect (on_window_demands_attention);
}

private static void on_window_demands_attention (Meta.Window window) {
window.raise ();
window.get_workspace ().activate_with_focus (window, window.display.get_current_time ());
if (behavior_settings.get_boolean ("focus-on-demands-attention")) {
window.raise ();
window.get_workspace ().activate_with_focus (window, window.display.get_current_time ());
}
}
}
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