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Long time XFCE user here. Steam will absolutely steal focus. I usually start Steam and then move over to something else like the terminal or web browser and mul
by deadlydose 3y ago
Long time XFCE user here. Steam will absolutely steal focus. I usually start Steam and then move over to something else like the terminal or web browser and multiple times during Steam's startup it will steal focus. I just want it to start up in the background. Aside from that, I agree focus stealing isn't a huge deal in XFCE. (XFCE 4.18, Debian trixie/testing)
- 6c696e7578 3y agoNow you mention it, my kid has sometimes had problems with Steam where it has started a game and we can't easily leave the game. I presumed though that was a deliberate design so that your game has focus as that's the thing that's most interactive. Usually a pkill -f <game> is needed. I've not noticed focus stealing outside of Steam. What is steam made from, it seems very browserish. This topic is causing some self-reflection and wonder if I am the peculiar one who does different things and just not bumping into it, I mainly work from xterm, screen, mutt, vim and a lot of time in firefox. Perhaps this combination just doesn't start things that request focus, but when in MS Windows I noticed it a lot. You're right about steam, but now I'm on a path of wondering... This topic confirms that focus stealing is a thing in XFCE, I have some research to do! https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=14461 https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=14461