Use request::activate with raise=false instead

Ref: https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/pull/224#issuecomment-101790416

ewmh.c

@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ ewmh_process_client_message(xcb_client_message_event_t *ev)
             lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
             luaA_object_push(L, c);
             lua_pushstring(L, "ewmh");
-            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -2, "request::activate", 1);
+            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -3, "request::activate", 2);
             lua_pop(L, 1);
         }
     }

lib/awful/autofocus.lua

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ local function check_focus(obj)
     if not client.focus or not client.focus:isvisible() then
         local c = aclient.focus.history.get(obj.screen, 0, aclient.focus.filter)
         if c then
-            c:emit_signal("request::focus", "autofocus.check_focus")
+            c:emit_signal("request::activate", "autofocus.check_focus", false)
         end
     end
 end
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ local function check_focus_tag(t)
     if client.focus and client.focus.screen ~= s then
         local c = aclient.focus.history.get(s, 0, aclient.focus.filter)
         if c then
-            c:emit_signal("request::focus", "autofocus.check_focus_tag")
+            c:emit_signal("request::activate", "autofocus.check_focus_tag", false)
         end
     end
 end

lib/awful/client.lua

@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ function client.jumpto(c, merge)
         end
     end
 
-    -- focus the client
-    c:emit_signal("request::focus", "client.jumpto")
-    c:raise()
+    c:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.jumpto", true)
 end
 
 --- Get the first client that got the urgent hint.
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ function client.focus.history.previous()
     end
     local c = client.focus.history.get(s, 1)
     if c then
-        c:emit_signal("request::focus", "client.focus.history.previous")
+        c:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.history.previous", false)
     end
 end
 
@@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ function client.focus.bydirection(dir, c)
 
         -- If we found a client to focus, then do it.
         if target then
-            cltbl[target]:emit_signal("request::focus", "client.focus.bydirection")
+            cltbl[target]:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.bydirection", false)
         end
     end
 end
@@ -337,7 +335,7 @@ function client.focus.global_bydirection(dir, c)
             local target = util.get_rectangle_in_direction(dir, geomtbl, capi.screen[scr].geometry)
 
             if target then
-                cltbl[target]:emit_signal("request::focus", "client.focus.global_bydirection")
+                cltbl[target]:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.global_bydirection", false)
             end
         end
     end
@@ -350,7 +348,7 @@ end
 function client.focus.byidx(i, c)
     local target = client.next(i, c)
     if target then
-        target:emit_signal("request::focus", "client.focus.byidx")
+        target:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.byidx", false)
     end
 end
 
@@ -405,7 +403,7 @@ function client.swap.global_bydirection(dir, c)
         end
 
         screen.focus(sel.screen)
-        sel:emit_signal("request::focus", "client.swap.global_bydirection")
+        sel:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.swap.global_bydirection", false)
     end
 end
 

lib/awful/ewmh.lua

@@ -156,21 +156,17 @@ end
 --- Activate a window
 --
 -- @client c A client to use
-function ewmh.activate(c)
-    if awesome.startup or c:isvisible() then
+-- @tparam string context The context where this signal was used.
+-- @tparam boolean raise Should the client be raised?
+function ewmh.activate(c, context, raise)
     client.focus = c
+    if raise then
+        if awesome.startup or c:isvisible() then
             c:raise()
         else
             c.urgent = true
         end
-end
-
---- Focus a window.
---
--- @client c The client.
--- @tparam string context The context where this signal was used.
-function ewmh.focus(c, context)
-    client.focus = c
+    end
 end
 
 --- Tag a window with its requested tag
@@ -193,7 +189,6 @@ function ewmh.urgent(c, urgent)
 end
 
 client.connect_signal("request::activate", ewmh.activate)
-client.connect_signal("request::focus", ewmh.focus)
 client.connect_signal("request::tag", ewmh.tag)
 client.connect_signal("request::urgent", ewmh.urgent)
 client.connect_signal("request::maximized_horizontal", maximized_horizontal)

lib/awful/layout/init.lua

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ local function arrange_on_tagged(c, tag)
     if not capi.client.focus or not capi.client.focus:isvisible() then
         local c = client.focus.history.get(tag.screen, 0)
         if c then
-            c:emit_signal("request::focus", "layout.arrange_on_tagged")
+            c:emit_signal("request::activate", "layout.arrange_on_tagged", false)
         end
     end
 end

lib/awful/menu.lua

@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ function menu.clients(args, item_args)
                 if not c:isvisible() then
                     tags.viewmore(c:tags(), c.screen)
                 end
-                c:emit_signal("request::focus", "menu.clients")
-                c:raise()
+                c:emit_signal("request::activate", "menu.clients", true)
             end,
             c.icon }
         if item_args then

lib/awful/rules.lua

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function rules.execute(c, props, callbacks)
     -- Do this at last so we do not erase things done by the focus
     -- signal.
     if props.focus and (type(props.focus) ~= "function" or props.focus(c)) then
-        c:emit_signal('request::activate',"rules")
+        c:emit_signal('request::activate', "rules", false)
     end
 end
 

lib/awful/screen.lua

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function screen.focus(_screen)
 
     local c = client.focus.history.get(_screen, 0)
     if c then
-        c:emit_signal("request::focus", "screen.focus")
+        c:emit_signal("request::activate", "screen.focus", false)
     end
 end