awesome_request_activate.lua

client.disconnect_signal("request::activate", awful.ewmh.activate)
client.connect_signal("request::activate", function(c, context)
    -- context: 'rules' or 'ewmh'
    -- bnote(bdump({'request::activate', c_isvisible=c:isvisible(), context=context}))
    bdebug({'request::activate', c_isvisible=c:isvisible(), context=context}, 'request_activate')
    if awesome.startup then
        client.focus = c
        c:raise()
        return
    end

    raise = false
    if c:isvisible() then
      if c.class == 'Firefox' then
        -- Prevent Firefox from stealing focus (if a page reloads etc)
        if force_raise_client(c) then
          raise = true
        elseif context == 'rules' then
          raise = true
        else
          -- _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW ewmh request (rofi)
          -- But also after a page finishes loading / Firefox reloads a page!
          raise = false
        end
      else
        raise = true
      end
    else
        -- Meant to handle opening a link from somewhere.
        -- Causes Firefox to steal the focus on other events though!
        -- bnote(c.class .. c.type)
        -- bnote(tostring(tostring(c.pid) == io.open("/tmp/awesome-raise-next-client"):read()))
        if c.class == "Firefox" and c.type == "normal" and force_raise_client(c) then
            awful.client.jumpto(c)
            raise = true
            -- awful.tag.viewonly(c:tags()[1])
        else
          raise = false
        end
    end

    -- bdebug({c=c, c_name=c.name and c.name or "no name", isvisible=c:isvisible(), transient_for=c.transient_for,
    --         floating=awful.client.floating.get(c), context=context, tb=tb, RETURN=raise
    --     }, "request::activate")

    if raise then
        -- TODO: triggers layout change.
        client.focus = c
        c:raise()

        bnote('request::activate: adding to history.')
        cyclefocus.history.add(c)
    else
        c.urgent = true
    end
end)