[plasma/kwin] src: Reapply "Handle "Globally Active" input model more gracefully"

Git commit 5c2f04469d0640054e0f2e34e1adf8b62c79a508 by Vlad Zahorodnii.
Committed on 19/08/2026 at 10:36.
Pushed by vladz into branch 'master'.

Reapply "Handle "Globally Active" input model more gracefully"

This reverts commit def002a9c5f736d08f1260a9e025b64bada15143.

M  +3    -1    src/activation.cpp
M  +5    -0    src/window.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/window.h
M  +5    -0    src/x11window.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/x11window.h

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commit/5c2f04469d0640054e0f2e34e1adf8b62c79a508

diff --git a/src/activation.cpp b/src/activation.cpp
index c587bb06e8c..e78050c95d0 100644
--- a/src/activation.cpp
+++ b/src/activation.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,9 @@ bool Workspace::requestFocus(Window *window, bool force)
     }
 
     window->takeFocus();
-    setActiveWindow(window);
+    if (!window->takesAsyncFocus()) {
+        setActiveWindow(window);
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index a4460a9ecb0..fdb7c62038b 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,11 @@ void Window::takeFocus()
 {
 }
 
+bool Window::takesAsyncFocus() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool Window::isSpecialWindow() const
 {
     // TODO
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index bf2c61d7c7b..796b5454ed3 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -1115,6 +1115,7 @@ public:
 
     bool wantsTabFocus() const;
     virtual void takeFocus();
+    virtual bool takesAsyncFocus() const;
     virtual bool wantsInput() const = 0;
     void checkWorkspacePosition(RectF oldGeometry = RectF(), LogicalOutput *oldOutput = nullptr);
 #if KWIN_BUILD_X11
diff --git a/src/x11window.cpp b/src/x11window.cpp
index ba55ac83dc6..3f477e2cb1f 100644
--- a/src/x11window.cpp
+++ b/src/x11window.cpp
@@ -1659,6 +1659,11 @@ void X11Window::takeFocus()
     }
 }
 
+bool X11Window::takesAsyncFocus() const
+{
+    return !acceptsFocus() && info->supportsProtocol(NET::TakeFocusProtocol);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns whether the window provides context help or not. If it does,
  * you should show a help menu item or a help button like '?' and call
diff --git a/src/x11window.h b/src/x11window.h
index 67cf57bf81f..fc13023600d 100644
--- a/src/x11window.h
+++ b/src/x11window.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
     bool isCloseable() const override; ///< May be closed by the user (May have a close button)
 
     void takeFocus() override;
+    bool takesAsyncFocus() const override;
 
     void invalidateDecoration() override;