http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/13024/
If I happen to be in the middle of typing in another program when the program requests keyboard focus it's a pain because I don't alway notice and it ruins my train of thought.

I would like to block programs trying to grab focus if I'm in the middle of typing.

[225 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13024


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heinz23: Ubuntu should notice that I selected another window after starting the app. It should then refrain from stealing focus.]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:07:54 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:44:42 +0000 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:26:05 +0000 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:09:35 +0000 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:27:17 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:57:49 +0000
Lets not make it complicated, then maybe it can get done quicker.

The focus should never be taken or stolen from the user.

If I enter a command or use gnome to kick of an application, I have transfered/given the "focus" back to gnome to do with it as it likes: i.e set focus on newly launched app.

Once the focus is given back to me (i.e focus given to an application I launched) its my property until I GIVE it back.
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