don't focus splash screens and toolbars and menus when you click on them. or enter them.

openbox/action.c

@@ -1199,10 +1199,7 @@ void action_execute(union ActionData *data)
 void action_activate(union ActionData *data)
 {
     if (data->client.any.c) {
-        /* similar to the openbox dock for dockapps, don't let user actions
+        if (!data->any.button || client_mouse_focusable(data->client.any.c)) {
-           give focus to 3rd-party docks (panels) either (unless they ask for
-           it themselves). */
-        if (data->client.any.c->type != OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DOCK) {
             /* if using focus_delay, stop the timer now so that focus doesn't
                go moving on us */
             event_halt_focus_delay();
@@ -1220,10 +1217,7 @@ void action_activate(union ActionData *data)
 void action_focus(union ActionData *data)
 {
     if (data->client.any.c) {
-        /* similar to the openbox dock for dockapps, don't let user actions
+        if (!data->any.button || client_mouse_focusable(data->client.any.c)) {
-           give focus to 3rd-party docks (panels) either (unless they ask for
-           it themselves). */
-        if (data->client.any.c->type != OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DOCK) {
             /* if using focus_delay, stop the timer now so that focus doesn't
                go moving on us */
             event_halt_focus_delay();

openbox/client.c

@@ -2394,6 +2394,22 @@ gboolean client_helper(ObClient *self)
             self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_TOOLBAR);
 }
 
+gboolean client_mouse_focusable(ObClient *self)
+{
+    return !(self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_MENU ||
+             self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_TOOLBAR ||
+             self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_SPLASH ||
+             self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DOCK);
+}
+
+gboolean client_enter_focusable(ObClient *self)
+{
+    /* you can focus desktops but it shouldn't on enter */
+    return (client_mouse_focusable(self) &&
+            self->type != OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DESKTOP);
+}
+
+
 static void client_apply_startup_state(ObClient *self, gint x, gint y)
 {
     gboolean pos = FALSE; /* has the window's position been configured? */

openbox/client.h

@@ -338,6 +338,16 @@ gboolean client_normal(ObClient *self);
   (utilty, menu, etc) */
 gboolean client_helper(ObClient *self);
 
+/*! Return if the client is a type which should be given focus from mouse
+  actions like button presses. This doesn't count for focus cycling, different
+  rules apply to that. */
+gboolean client_mouse_focusable(ObClient *self);
+
+/*! Return if the client is a type which should be given focus from the
+  mouse entering the window. This doesn't count for focus cycling, different
+  rules apply to that. */
+gboolean client_enter_focusable(ObClient *self);
+
 /* Returns if the window is focused */
 gboolean client_focused(ObClient *self);
 

openbox/event.c

@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void event_enter_client(ObClient *client)
 {
     g_assert(config_focus_follow);
 
-    if (client_normal(client) && client_can_focus(client)) {
+    if (client_enter_focusable(client) && client_can_focus(client)) {
         if (config_focus_delay) {
             ObFocusDelayData *data;