GNU bug report logs - #49997
27.2; idle-time reset when switching desktop-page

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Peter Münster <pm <at> a16n.net>

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:44:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed, moreinfo

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 49997 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Peter Münster <pm <at> a16n.net>, rudalics <at> gmx.at
Subject: bug#49997: 27.2; idle-time reset when switching desktop-page
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:36:43 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> FWIW, I think this is a slippery slope, let alone
> backward-incompatible change.

The slope has already been created, since we already filter out three
events:

       if (CONSP (c)
           && (EQ (XCAR (c), Qselect_window)
+	      || EQ (XCAR (c), Qmove_frame)
               || EQ (XCAR (c), Qfocus_out)
 #ifdef HAVE_DBUS
 	      || EQ (XCAR (c), Qdbus_event)

> If we want to go anywhere near this method, I'd suggest to create a
> variable with a list of events ignored for the idleness purposes,
> which users could customize according to their preferences

I agree totally.

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