awesome-request-activate.lua

local ewmh = require("awful.ewmh")
client.disconnect_signal("request::activate", awful.ewmh.activate)
client.connect_signal("request::activate", function(c)
    if not c:isvisible() then
        -- Meant to handle opening a link from somewhere.
        -- Causes Firefox to steal the focus on other events though!
        -- Would need some magic flag being set via open-in-running-browser.
        -- if c.class == "Firefox" and c.type == "normal" then
        --     awful.client.jumpto(c)
        --     -- awful.tag.viewonly(c:tags()[1])
        -- end
    end
    r = false
    if c:isvisible() then
        if c.class == 'Firefox' then
            -- Prevent Firefox from stealing focus (if a page reloads etc)
            -- r = awful.client.floating.get(c)
            r = c.type ~= "normal"

        else
            r = true
        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),
        RETURN=r
    }, "request::activate")
    if r then
        client.focus = c
        c:raise()
    else
        if not awesome.startup then
            c.urgent = true
        end
    end
end)