Merge pull request #1621 from Airblader/feature-1416

Added no_focus directive

docs/userguide

@@ -589,6 +589,27 @@ for_window [title="x200: ~/work"] floating enable
 
 The valid criteria are the same as those for commands, see <<command_criteria>>.
 
+=== Don't focus window upon opening
+
+[[no_focus]]
+
+When a new window appears, it will be focused. The +no_focus+ directive allows preventing
+this from happening and can be used in combination with <<command_criteria>>.
+
+Note that this does not apply to all cases, e.g., when feeding data into a running application
+causing it to request being focused. To configure the behavior in such cases, refer to
+<<focus_on_window_activation>>.
+
+*Syntax*:
+-------------------
+no_focus <criteria>
+-------------------
+
+*Example*:
+-------------------------------
+no_focus [window_role="pop-up"]
+-------------------------------
+
 === Variables
 
 As you learned in the section about keyboard bindings, you will have
@@ -983,11 +1004,13 @@ force_display_urgency_hint 500 ms
 
 === Focus on window activation
 
+[[focus_on_window_activation]]
+
 If a window is activated, e.g., via +google-chrome www.google.com+, it may request
 to take focus. Since this may not preferable, different reactions can be configured.
 
-Note that this does not apply to any window that is opened, i.e., typically opening
-an application will focus that window independent of this configuration.
+Note that this may not affect windows that are being opened. To prevent new windows
+from being focused, see <<no_focus>>.
 
 *Syntax*:
 ----------------------------------------------------

include/config_directives.h

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CFGFUN(focus_on_window_activation, const char *mode);
 CFGFUN(show_marks, const char *value);
 CFGFUN(hide_edge_borders, const char *borders);
 CFGFUN(assign, const char *workspace);
+CFGFUN(no_focus);
 CFGFUN(ipc_socket, const char *path);
 CFGFUN(restart_state, const char *path);
 CFGFUN(popup_during_fullscreen, const char *value);

include/data.h

@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ struct Assignment {
      *
      * A_COMMAND = run the specified command for the matching window
      * A_TO_WORKSPACE = assign the matching window to the specified workspace
+     * A_NO_FOCUS = don't focus matched window when it is managed
      *
      * While the type is a bitmask, only one value can be set at a time. It is
      * a bitmask to allow filtering for multiple types, for example in the
@@ -469,7 +470,8 @@ struct Assignment {
     enum {
         A_ANY = 0,
         A_COMMAND = (1 << 0),
-        A_TO_WORKSPACE = (1 << 1)
+        A_TO_WORKSPACE = (1 << 1),
+        A_NO_FOCUS = (1 << 2)
     } type;
 
     /** the criteria to check if a window matches */

parser-specs/config.spec

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ state INITIAL:
   'hide_edge_borders'                      -> HIDE_EDGE_BORDERS
   'for_window'                             -> FOR_WINDOW
   'assign'                                 -> ASSIGN
+  'no_focus'                               -> NO_FOCUS
   'focus_follows_mouse'                    -> FOCUS_FOLLOWS_MOUSE
   'mouse_warping'                          -> MOUSE_WARPING
   'force_focus_wrapping'                   -> FORCE_FOCUS_WRAPPING
@@ -150,6 +151,15 @@ state ASSIGN_WORKSPACE:
   workspace = string
       -> call cfg_assign($workspace)
 
+# no_focus <criteria>
+state NO_FOCUS:
+  '['
+      -> call cfg_criteria_init(NO_FOCUS_END); CRITERIA
+
+state NO_FOCUS_END:
+  end
+      -> call cfg_no_focus()
+
 # Criteria: Used by for_window and assign.
 state CRITERIA:
   ctype = 'class'       -> CRITERION

src/config_directives.c

@@ -431,6 +431,19 @@ CFGFUN(assign, const char *workspace) {
     TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&assignments, assignment, assignments);
 }
 
+CFGFUN(no_focus) {
+    if (match_is_empty(current_match)) {
+        ELOG("Match is empty, ignoring this assignment\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    DLOG("new assignment, using above criteria, to ignore focus on manage");
+    Assignment *assignment = scalloc(sizeof(Assignment));
+    match_copy(&(assignment->match), current_match);
+    assignment->type = A_NO_FOCUS;
+    TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&assignments, assignment, assignments);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Bar configuration (i3bar)
  ******************************************************************************/

src/manage.c

@@ -512,8 +512,10 @@ void manage_window(xcb_window_t window, xcb_get_window_attributes_cookie_t cooki
     /* Defer setting focus after the 'new' event has been sent to ensure the
      * proper window event sequence. */
     if (set_focus && !nc->window->doesnt_accept_focus && nc->mapped) {
-        DLOG("Now setting focus.\n");
-        con_focus(nc);
+        if (assignment_for(cwindow, A_NO_FOCUS) == NULL) {
+            DLOG("Now setting focus.\n");
+            con_focus(nc);
+        }
     }
 
     tree_render();

testcases/t/201-config-parser.t

@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ client.focused          #4c7899 #285577 #ffffff #2e9ef4
 EOT
 
 my $expected_all_tokens = <<'EOT';
-ERROR: CONFIG: Expected one of these tokens: <end>, '#', 'set', 'bindsym', 'bindcode', 'bind', 'bar', 'font', 'mode', 'floating_minimum_size', 'floating_maximum_size', 'floating_modifier', 'default_orientation', 'workspace_layout', 'new_window', 'new_float', 'hide_edge_borders', 'for_window', 'assign', 'focus_follows_mouse', 'mouse_warping', 'force_focus_wrapping', 'force_xinerama', 'force-xinerama', 'workspace_auto_back_and_forth', 'fake_outputs', 'fake-outputs', 'force_display_urgency_hint', 'focus_on_window_activation', 'show_marks', 'workspace', 'ipc_socket', 'ipc-socket', 'restart_state', 'popup_during_fullscreen', 'exec_always', 'exec', 'client.background', 'client.focused_inactive', 'client.focused', 'client.unfocused', 'client.urgent', 'client.placeholder'
+ERROR: CONFIG: Expected one of these tokens: <end>, '#', 'set', 'bindsym', 'bindcode', 'bind', 'bar', 'font', 'mode', 'floating_minimum_size', 'floating_maximum_size', 'floating_modifier', 'default_orientation', 'workspace_layout', 'new_window', 'new_float', 'hide_edge_borders', 'for_window', 'assign', 'no_focus', 'focus_follows_mouse', 'mouse_warping', 'force_focus_wrapping', 'force_xinerama', 'force-xinerama', 'workspace_auto_back_and_forth', 'fake_outputs', 'fake-outputs', 'force_display_urgency_hint', 'focus_on_window_activation', 'show_marks', 'workspace', 'ipc_socket', 'ipc-socket', 'restart_state', 'popup_during_fullscreen', 'exec_always', 'exec', 'client.background', 'client.focused_inactive', 'client.focused', 'client.unfocused', 'client.urgent', 'client.placeholder'
 EOT
 
 my $expected_end = <<'EOT';

testcases/t/242-no-focus.t

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+#
+# Please read the following documents before working on tests:
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/testsuite.html
+#   (or docs/testsuite)
+#
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/lib-i3test.html
+#   (alternatively: perldoc ./testcases/lib/i3test.pm)
+#
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html
+#   (or docs/ipc)
+#
+# • http://onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/modern_perl_a4.pdf
+#   (unless you are already familiar with Perl)
+#
+# Test the 'no_focus' directive.
+# Ticket: #1416
+use i3test i3_autostart => 0;
+
+#####################################################################
+# 1: open a window and check that it takes focus
+#####################################################################
+
+my $config = <<EOT;
+# i3 config file (v4)
+font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+EOT
+
+my $pid = launch_with_config($config);
+ 
+my $ws = fresh_workspace;
+my $first = open_window;
+my $focused = get_focused($ws);
+my $second = open_window;
+
+isnt(get_focused($ws), $focused, 'focus has changed');
+
+exit_gracefully($pid);
+
+#####################################################################
+# 2: open a window matched by a no_focus directive and check that
+#    it doesn't take focus
+#####################################################################
+
+my $config = <<EOT;
+# i3 config file (v4)
+font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+
+no_focus [instance=notme]
+EOT
+
+my $pid = launch_with_config($config);
+ 
+my $ws = fresh_workspace;
+my $first = open_window;
+my $focused = get_focused($ws);
+my $second = open_window(wm_class => 'notme');
+
+is(get_focused($ws), $focused, 'focus has not changed');
+
+exit_gracefully($pid);
+
+#####################################################################
+
+done_testing;