Re: Keyboard focus lost in Swing applications (ex: Netbeans) after changing to window

On 2009-01-15, Daniel Clemente <dcl441-bugs-/[email protected]> wrote:
> In fact any Swing application has this problem. You can use this one to test:

CBA going through all the trouble of installing java compilers
and whatever dependencies there may be. Java on Linux is pain;
already been too much trouble installing the VM back in the day.

>   Why is it so?

Probably because Swing is crap and sets the focus somewhere where
it shouldn't be -- in violation of the ICCCM. X doesn't forward 
focus changes to the WM is requests, but rather obeys each and 
every one (unless the target window is hidden, etc.), so the 
WM should have to start fighting agianst them.

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