Re: [e-users] audio playing causes focus loss

On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 05:47:42PM +0100, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:45:14 -0700 Ross Vandegrift <[email protected]> said:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Whenever firefox stops and starts playing audio (e.g. when a song
> > changes), my currently focused window loses focus.  As far as I can
> > tell, nothing gets the focus.  Any idea what's going on?
> > 
> > I've noticed it before, but since switching to navidrome for music, it
> > hits me on every song change.  I can't tell if other programs trigger
> > it (perhaps firefox closes and repoens PA when playback between songs?)
> > 
> > Running EFL 1.26.2, E 0.25.2.
> 
> WTH? ... i have never seen this. - well i dont use navidrome - and don't use
> firefox, but perhaps firefox is literally asking to have its window activated
> every track change? there are requests in the netwm extensions to ask to be
> activated. also any x client can actually just set focus. basically is it
> related to firefox? or any audio at all - if it's audio... it must have
> something to do with some app/client i imagine and not the actual audio?

It's not unique to navidrome - other sites like youtube do it too.  I
don't quite understand exactly what conditions trigger it.  In the past,
I think I've seen it with mpv and rhythbox, but much more rarely.

I'll keep poking and see if I can get more info on exactly when it
happens.

Ross