GNU bug report logs - #37529
27.0.50; last-focus-update is not set on startup from macOS GUI

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From: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
To: Matthew Newton <matt <at> mnewton.com>
Cc: 37529 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37529: 27.0.50; last-focus-update is not set on startup from macOS GUI
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 20:36:44 +0100

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Matthew Newton <matt <at> mnewton.com> writes:

> Hi All,
>
> When Emacs is started from the GUI in macOS and receives focus from the window manager, the frame parameter last-focus-update is not set:
>
> (frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'last-focus-update) => nil
>
> If I switch to another macOS window, then back to Emacs, it is then set as expected:
>
> (frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'last-focus-update) => t
>
> Running `emacs` or `emacs -Q` from the command line does not exhibit this problem. I have tried this with no user config at all. Same result.
>
> It seems like there is a focus-in event that either gets lost or is never triggered when macOS starts Emacs and hands off from the GUI. How does Emacs decide whether the frame is focused when it starts up?

My money is on this being the same cause as bug#47731, etc.
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Alan Third

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