don't validate inside client_focus. instead, validate before you call it!

openbox/action.c

@@ -1164,6 +1164,7 @@ void action_focus(union ActionData *data)
            moving on us */
         event_halt_focus_delay();
 
+        if (client_validate(data->client.any.c))
             client_focus(data->client.any.c);
     }
 }

openbox/client.c

@@ -2937,8 +2937,10 @@ gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self)
     /* choose the correct target */
     self = client_focus_target(self);
 
+#if 0
     if (!client_validate(self))
         return FALSE;
+#endif
 
     if (!client_can_focus(self)) {
         if (!self->frame->visible) {

openbox/client.h

@@ -472,7 +472,9 @@ ObClient *client_focus_target(ObClient *self);
   without focusing it or modifying the focus order lists. */
 gboolean client_can_focus(ObClient *self);
 
-/*! Attempt to focus the client window */
+/*! Attempt to focus the client window
+  NOTE: You should validate the client before calling this !! (client_validate)
+*/
 gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self);
 
 /*! Remove focus from the client window */

openbox/event.c

@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static void event_process(const XEvent *ec, gpointer data)
             }
         }
 
-#if 0 /* focus debugging stuff */
+#if 1 /* focus debugging stuff */
     if (e->type == FocusIn || e->type == FocusOut) {
         gint mode = e->xfocus.mode;
         gint detail = e->xfocus.detail;
@@ -1287,10 +1287,12 @@ static gboolean focus_delay_func(gpointer data)
     ObClient *c = data;
 
     if (focus_client != c) {
+        if (client_validate(c)) {
             client_focus(c);
             if (config_focus_raise)
                 client_raise(c);
         }
+    }
     return FALSE; /* no repeat */
 }
 

openbox/screen.c

@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ void screen_show_desktop(gboolean show)
         /* focus desktop */
         for (it = focus_order[screen_desktop]; it; it = g_list_next(it))
             if (((ObClient*)it->data)->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DESKTOP &&
-                client_focus(it->data))
+                client_validate(it->data) && client_focus(it->data))
                 break;
     } else {
         focus_fallback(OB_FOCUS_FALLBACK_NOFOCUS);