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

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 09:11:46AM +0100, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:51:21 -0700 Ross Vandegrift <[email protected]> said:
> > 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.
> 
> i don't see how this has to do with audio itself. i suspect it's some extra
> action some client(s) (in x terms - some app with a window - that includes
> browsers) is doing at the same time a track changes. like i said - requesting
> activation or something. perhaps it's specific to firefox? i have not seen
> anything like this with chromium... narrowing down that it has to do with a
> specific app is a first port of call. then figuring out what that app might be
> doing is the next thing.

Yea, that makes sense.  Can I view activation requests / netwm hints
without having the window focused?

Ross