don't grab the pointer during interactive events. this allows you to alt-tab during a dnd.

openbox/client.c

@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ void client_unmanage(ObClient *self)
     g_assert(self != NULL);
 
     frame_hide(self->frame);
+    /* sync to send the hide to the server quickly, and to get back the enter
+       events */
     XSync(ob_display, FALSE);
 
     if (focus_client == self) {

openbox/event.c

@@ -590,9 +590,10 @@ static void event_process(const XEvent *ec, gpointer data)
                                          NULL, g_direct_equal, NULL);
 
                 if (e->type == ButtonPress || e->type == ButtonRelease ||
-                    e->type == MotionNotify)
+                    e->type == MotionNotify) {
+                    if (!keyboard_interactively_grabbed())
                         mouse_event(client, e);
-                else if (e->type == KeyPress) {
+                } else if (e->type == KeyPress) {
                     keyboard_event((focus_cycle_target ? focus_cycle_target :
                                     (focus_hilite ? focus_hilite : client)),
                                    e);
@@ -762,6 +763,8 @@ static void event_handle_client(ObClient *client, XEvent *e)
             frame_adjust_state(client->frame);
             break;
         case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_FRAME:
+            if (keyboard_interactively_grabbed())
+                break;
             if (config_focus_follow && config_focus_delay)
                 ob_main_loop_timeout_remove_data(ob_main_loop,
                                                  focus_delay_func,
@@ -803,6 +806,8 @@ static void event_handle_client(ObClient *client, XEvent *e)
             frame_adjust_state(client->frame);
             break;
         case OB_FRAME_CONTEXT_FRAME:
+            if (keyboard_interactively_grabbed())
+                break;
             if (e->xcrossing.mode == NotifyGrab ||
                 e->xcrossing.mode == NotifyUngrab)
             {

openbox/focus.c

@@ -328,10 +328,16 @@ static void popup_cycle(ObClient *c, gboolean show)
 void focus_cycle_draw_indicator()
 {
     if (!focus_cycle_target) {
+        XEvent e;
+
         XUnmapWindow(ob_display, focus_indicator.top.win);
         XUnmapWindow(ob_display, focus_indicator.left.win);
         XUnmapWindow(ob_display, focus_indicator.right.win);
         XUnmapWindow(ob_display, focus_indicator.bottom.win);
+
+        /* kill enter events cause by this unmapping */
+        XSync(ob_display, FALSE);
+        while (XCheckTypedEvent(ob_display, EnterNotify, &e));
     } else {
         /*
           if (focus_cycle_target)

openbox/keyboard.c

@@ -164,10 +164,8 @@ gboolean keyboard_interactive_grab(guint state, ObClient *client,
     g_assert(action->data.any.interactive);
 
     if (!interactive_states) {
-        if (!grab_keyboard(TRUE))
+        if (!grab_keyboard(TRUE)) {
-            return FALSE;
+            ob_debug("grab KEYBOARD failed\n");
-        if (!grab_pointer(TRUE, FALSE, OB_CURSOR_NONE)) {
-            grab_keyboard(FALSE);
             return FALSE;
         }
     }
@@ -195,7 +193,6 @@ void keyboard_interactive_end(ObInteractiveState *s,
 
     if (!interactive_states) {
         grab_keyboard(FALSE);
-        grab_pointer(FALSE, FALSE, OB_CURSOR_NONE);
         keyboard_reset_chains();
     }
 }

openbox/popup.c

@@ -213,8 +213,14 @@ void popup_show(ObPopup *self, gchar *text)
 void popup_hide(ObPopup *self)
 {
     if (self->mapped) {
+        XEvent e;
+
         XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->bg);
         self->mapped = FALSE;
+
+        /* kill enter events cause by this unmapping */
+        XSync(ob_display, FALSE);
+        while (XCheckTypedEvent(ob_display, EnterNotify, &e));
     }
 }