[mythtv-users] Workaround for WM Focus Issues

[Michael T. Dean]

David Watkins wrote:

>>>>If anyone knows of a solution to the problem or a less ugly workaround,
>>>>please let me know.
>>>>
>>>I found a fix digging around the net.  There's  a section of Xine source code
>>>that sets the focus to the root window upon exit (event.c line 1814-1819).
>>>The attached patch comments out that section.  Apply to xine-ui-0.99 and
>>>recompile.  This fixed it for me!
>>>
>>For the archives...  I can confirm that this fix works (finally got
>>around to testing it) and, as pointed out by Petr Stehlik in another
>>thread, it's already applied to xine-ui 0.99.4 and above.  So the
>>easiest fix is to upgrade xine.
>>
>Well if you're using KDE then Jarod Wilson has a suggestion in his
>excellent howto
>
>http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/
>
>something to do with the 'focus follows mouse' KDE setting.
>  
>
Which is how your WM should be configured, but it still didn't work with 
affected versions of xine-ui (as it turns out, versions that set focus 
to the root window on exit), which was the whole point of the thread.

>Now I'm using the ratpoison window manager with mythtv and Xine, and
>have never had a problem with window focus.
>
Perhaps because some kind packager patched your version of xine (had you 
not trimmed the attributions, you would be able to notice that this fix 
was pointed out a year ago, today*--like I said, "For the 
archives..."--and it's quite probable that some packagers knew of a fix 
before Mike Ford pointed out a fix on /this/ list--especially 
considering he found his fix elsewhere on the 'net).  Using ratpoison 
and xine-ui without the patch, I still saw the problem.  And, since 
there's no reason not to upgrade to xine-ui 0.99.4, workarounds are no 
longer necessary.

Mike

*Note that I got around to testing it 20 hours short of a year.  
Unfortunately, testing was low on my priority list because my 
workaround--the one posted in the thread--worked and couldn't harm 
anything even if the problem didn't exist.