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diff --git a/wm-spec/wm-spec.xml b/wm-spec/wm-spec.xml
index 0e03aa5..cfcc8b3 100644
--- a/wm-spec/wm-spec.xml
+++ b/wm-spec/wm-spec.xml
@@ -436,9 +436,26 @@ _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
window = window to activate
message_type = _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
format = 32
- data.l[0] = 0 /* may be used later */
+ data.l[0] = source indication
+ data.l[1] = timestamp
+ data.l[2] = requestor's currently active window, 0 if none
other data.l[] elements = 0
]]></programlisting>
+ <para>
+Source indication should be 1 when the request comes from an application, and 2
+when it comes from a pager. Clients using older version of this spec use 0
+as source indication, see <xref linkend="sourceindication"/> for details.
+The timestamp is Client's last user activity timestamp (see _NET_WM_USER_TIME)
+at the time of the request, and the currently active window
+is the Client's active toplevel window, if any (the Window Manager may
+be e.g. more likely to obey the request if it will mean transferring
+focus from one active window to another).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+Depending on the information provided with the message, the Window Manager may
+decide to refuse the request (either completely ignore it, or e.g. use
+_NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION).
+ </para>
</sect2><sect2><title>_NET_WORKAREA</title>
<programlisting><![CDATA[
_NET_WORKAREA, x, y, width, height CARDINAL[][4]/32
@@ -744,6 +761,35 @@ _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE
terminate the operation, e.g. by pressing the ESC key.
</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2><title>_NET_RESTACK_WINDOW</title>
+ <programlisting><![CDATA[
+_NET_RESTACK_WINDOW
+]]></programlisting>
+ <para>
+ Pagers wanting to restack a window SHOULD send a _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW client
+ message request to the root window:
+ </para>
+<programlisting><![CDATA[
+_NET_CLOSE_WINDOW
+ window = window to restack
+ message_type = _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW
+ format = 32
+ data.l[0] = source indication
+ data.l[1] = sibling window
+ data.l[2] = detail
+ other data.l[] elements = 0
+]]></programlisting>
+ <para>
+ This request is similar to ConfigureRequest with CWSibling and CWStackMode flags. It should be used only by pagers,
+ applications can use normal ConfigureRequests. The source indication field should be therefore set to 1,
+ see <xref linkend="sourceindication"/> for details.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Rationale: A Window Manager may put restrictions on configure requests from applications, for example it may
+ under some conditions refuse to raise a window. This request makes it clear it comes from a pager or similar
+ tool, and therefore the Window Manager should always obey it.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Application Window Properties</title>
@@ -944,6 +990,7 @@ _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN, ATOM
_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN, ATOM
_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE, ATOM
_NET_WM_STATE_BELOW, ATOM
+_NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION, ATOM
]]></programlisting>
<para>
An implementation MAY add new atoms to this list. Implementations
@@ -1023,6 +1070,15 @@ windows (see <xref linkend="STACKINGORDER"/> for details).
</para>
<para>
+_NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION indicates that some action in or with the window
+happened. For example, it may be set by the Window Manager if the window requested
+activation but the Window Manager refused it, or the application may set it if it
+finished some work. This state may be set by both the Client and
+the Window Manager. It should be unset by the Window Manager when it decides
+the window got the required attention (usually, that it got activated).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
To change the state of a mapped window, a Client MUST send a _NET_WM_STATE
client message to the root window (window is the respective window, type
_NET_WM_STATE, format 32, l[0]=&lt;the action, as listed below&gt;,
@@ -1278,10 +1334,11 @@ window took place.
Clients should keep the last timestamp from user interaction. and set
this timestamp in this property on every new toplevel window before mapping it.
A client that only deals with core events, might, for example, use the
-timestamp of the last KeyPress, ButtonPress, or ButtonRelease
-event. KeyRelease events should not generally be considered to
-be user interaction, because an application may receive KeyRelease
-events from global keybindings. Clients should start setting the property
+timestamp of the last KeyPress or ButtonPress event. ButtonRelease and KeyRelease
+events should not generally be considered to be user interaction, because an application
+may receive KeyRelease events from global keybindings, and generally release events
+may have later timestamp than actions that were triggered by the matching press events.
+Clients should start setting the property
only after receiving the first event from user interaction, they shouldn't set
it before receiving first input event. The special value of zero on a newly
mapped window means that the window shouldn't initially get focus after being mapped.
@@ -1711,6 +1768,22 @@ int net_get_hostname (char *buf, size_t maxlen)
focus.
</para>
</sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="sourceindication">
+ <title>Source indication in requests</title>
+ <para>
+ Some requests from Clients include type of the Client, for example
+ the _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW message. Currently the types can be
+ 1 for normal applications, and 2 for pagers and other Clients
+ that represent direct user actions (the Window Manager may decide
+ to treat requests from applications differently than requests
+ that are result of direct user actions).
+ Clients that support only older version of this spec will have 0
+ as their source indication, thus not specifying their source at all.
+ This also may mean that some of the fields in the message comply
+ only with the older specification version.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>References</title>
@@ -1799,6 +1872,16 @@ OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
<title>Changes since 1.2</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
+Added new state _NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+Added timestamp, source indication and requestor's active window
+fields to the _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW message.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+Added _NET_RESTACK_WINDOW message.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
Added new property _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL to allow partial-width struts.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>