GNU bug report logs - #15029
24.3; feature-request: add window-focus-lost-hook

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ivan Baidakou <dmol <at> gmx.com>

Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 20:35:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #56 received at 15029 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 15029 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
 dmol <at> gmx.com
Subject: Re: bug#15029: 24.3; feature-request: add window-focus-lost-hook
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 19:43:33 +0200

Hello.

9 aug 2013 kl. 18:56 skrev Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>:

>    Currently used to turn off the blink-cursor timer.
> 
> That seems incorrect.  As long as the frame is selected
> to receive X input events, its cursor should blink.

This is not the same thing.  Emacs does blink as long as it can receive X events.  When focus is lost it stops blinking, but before implementing stopping of timers, the timers kept on running for no purpose at all, except burning CPU cycles and battery time.

	Jan D.
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