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-rw-r--r--doc/lispref/frames.texi102
-rw-r--r--etc/NEWS6
-rw-r--r--lisp/frame.el106
-rw-r--r--lisp/term/xterm.el11
-rw-r--r--src/frame.c25
-rw-r--r--src/keyboard.c65
-rw-r--r--src/w32term.c14
-rw-r--r--src/xterm.c10
8 files changed, 217 insertions, 122 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/frames.texi b/doc/lispref/frames.texi
index 459f05cb1c9..3a97ec01384 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/frames.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/frames.texi
@@ -2702,14 +2702,22 @@ This function returns the selected frame.
Some window systems and window managers direct keyboard input to the
window object that the mouse is in; others require explicit clicks or
commands to @dfn{shift the focus} to various window objects. Either
-way, Emacs automatically keeps track of which frame has the focus. To
+way, Emacs automatically keeps track of which frames have focus. To
explicitly switch to a different frame from a Lisp function, call
@code{select-frame-set-input-focus}.
-Lisp programs can also switch frames temporarily by calling the
-function @code{select-frame}. This does not alter the window system's
-concept of focus; rather, it escapes from the window manager's control
-until that control is somehow reasserted.
+The plural ``frames'' in the previous paragraph is deliberate: while
+Emacs itself has only one selected frame, Emacs can have frames on
+many different terminals (recall that a connection to a window system
+counts as a terminal), and each terminal has its own idea of which
+frame has input focus. When you set the input focus to a frame, you
+set the focus for that frame's terminal, but frames on other terminals
+may still remain focused.
+
+Lisp programs can switch frames temporarily by calling the function
+@code{select-frame}. This does not alter the window system's concept
+of focus; rather, it escapes from the window manager's control until
+that control is somehow reasserted.
When using a text terminal, only one frame can be displayed at a time
on the terminal, so after a call to @code{select-frame}, the next
@@ -2720,11 +2728,11 @@ before the buffer name (@pxref{Mode Line Variables}).
@defun select-frame-set-input-focus frame &optional norecord
This function selects @var{frame}, raises it (should it happen to be
-obscured by other frames) and tries to give it the X server's focus.
-On a text terminal, the next redisplay displays the new frame on the
-entire terminal screen. The optional argument @var{norecord} has the
-same meaning as for @code{select-frame} (see below). The return value
-of this function is not significant.
+obscured by other frames) and tries to give it the window system's
+focus. On a text terminal, the next redisplay displays the new frame
+on the entire terminal screen. The optional argument @var{norecord}
+has the same meaning as for @code{select-frame} (see below).
+The return value of this function is not significant.
@end defun
Ideally, the function described next should focus a frame without also
@@ -2772,17 +2780,31 @@ could switch to a different terminal without switching back when
you're done.
@end deffn
-Emacs cooperates with the window system by arranging to select frames as
-the server and window manager request. It does so by generating a
-special kind of input event, called a @dfn{focus} event, when
-appropriate. The command loop handles a focus event by calling
-@code{handle-switch-frame}. @xref{Focus Events}.
+Emacs cooperates with the window system by arranging to select frames
+as the server and window manager request. When a window system
+informs Emacs that one of its frames has been selected, Emacs
+internally generates a @dfn{focus-in} event. Focus events are
+normally handled by @code{handle-focus-in}.
+
+@deffn Command handle-focus-in event
+This function handles focus-in events from window systems and
+terminals that support explicit focus notifications. It updates the
+per-frame focus flags that @code{frame-focus-state} queries and calls
+@code{after-focus-change-function}. In addition, it generates a
+@code{switch-frame} event in order to switch the Emacs notion of the
+selected frame to the frame most recently focused in some terminal.
+It's important to note that this switching of the Emacs selected frame
+to the most recently focused frame does not mean that other frames do
+not continue to have the focus in their respective terminals. Do not
+invoke this function yourself: instead, attach logic to
+@code{after-focus-change-function}.
+@end deffn
@deffn Command handle-switch-frame frame
-This function handles a focus event by selecting frame @var{frame}.
-
-Focus events normally do their job by invoking this command.
-Don't call it for any other reason.
+This function handles a switch-frame event, which Emacs generates for
+itself upon focus notification or under various other circumstances
+involving an input event arriving at a different frame from the last
+event. Do not invoke this function yourself.
@end deffn
@defun redirect-frame-focus frame &optional focus-frame
@@ -2816,14 +2838,42 @@ The redirection lasts until @code{redirect-frame-focus} is called to
change it.
@end defun
-@defvar focus-in-hook
-This is a normal hook run when an Emacs frame gains input focus. The
-frame gaining focus is selected when this hook is run.
-@end defvar
+@defun frame-focus-state frame
+This function retrieves the last known focus state of @var{frame}.
+
+It returns @code{nil} if the frame is known not to be focused,
+@code{t} if the frame is known to be focused, or @code{unknown} if
+Emacs does not know the focus state of the frame. (You may see this
+last state in TTY frames running on terminals that do not support
+explicit focus notifications.)
+@end defun
-@defvar focus-out-hook
-This is a normal hook run when an Emacs frame has lost input focus and
-no other Emacs frame has gained input focus instead.
+@defvar after-focus-change-function
+This function is an extension point that code can use to receive a
+notification that focus has changed.
+
+This function is called with no arguments when Emacs notices that the
+set of focused frames may have changed. Code wanting to do something
+when frame focus changes should use @code{add-function} to add a
+function to this one, and in this added function, re-scan the set of
+focused frames, calling @code{frame-focus-state} to retrieve the last
+known focus state of each frame. Focus events are delivered
+asynchronously, and frame input focus according to an external system
+may not correspond to the notion of the Emacs selected frame.
+Multiple frames may appear to have input focus simultaneously due to
+focus event delivery differences, the presence of multiple Emacs
+terminals, and other factors, and code should be robust in the face of
+this situation.
+
+Depending on window system, focus events may also be delivered
+repeatedly and with different focus states before settling to the
+expected values. Code relying on focus notifications should
+``debounce'' any user-visible updates arising from focus changes,
+perhaps by deferring work until redisplay.
+
+This function may be called in arbitrary contexts, including from
+inside @code{read-event}, so take the same care as you might when
+writing a process filter.
@end defvar
@defopt focus-follows-mouse
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 4ea34407547..7b14b9f8960 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -583,6 +583,12 @@ manual for more details.
* Lisp Changes in Emacs 27.1
+++
+** New focus state inspection interface: `focus-in-hook' and
+ `focus-out-hook' are marked obsolete. Instead, attach to
+ `after-focus-change-function' using `add-function' and inspect the
+ focus state of each frame using `frame-focus-state'.
+
++++
** Emacs now requests and recognizes focus-change notifications from
terminals that support the feature, meaning that `focus-in-hook'
and `focus-out-hook' may run for TTY frames.
diff --git a/lisp/frame.el b/lisp/frame.el
index c3daff44406..2a2391e8a53 100644
--- a/lisp/frame.el
+++ b/lisp/frame.el
@@ -129,22 +129,104 @@ appended when the minibuffer frame is created."
;; Gildea@x.org says it is ok to ask questions before terminating.
(save-buffers-kill-emacs))))
-(defun handle-focus-in (&optional _event)
+(defun frame-focus-state (&optional frame)
+ "Return FRAME's last known focus state.
+Return nil if the frame is definitely known not be focused, t if
+the frame is known to be focused, and 'unknown if we don't know. If
+FRAME is nil, query the selected frame."
+ (let* ((frame (or frame (selected-frame)))
+ (tty-top-frame (tty-top-frame frame)))
+ (if (not tty-top-frame)
+ (frame-parameter frame 'last-focus-update)
+ ;; All tty frames are frame-visible-p if the terminal is
+ ;; visible, so check whether the frame is the top tty frame
+ ;; before checking visibility.
+ (cond ((not (eq tty-top-frame frame)) nil)
+ ((not (frame-visible-p frame)) nil)
+ (t (let ((tty-focus-state
+ (terminal-parameter frame 'tty-focus-state)))
+ (cond ((eq tty-focus-state 'focused) t)
+ ((eq tty-focus-state 'defocused) nil)
+ (t 'unknown))))))))
+
+(defvar after-focus-change-function #'ignore
+ "Function called after frame focus may have changed.
+
+This function is called with no arguments when Emacs notices that
+the set of focused frames may have changed. Code wanting to do
+something when frame focus changes should use `add-function' to
+add a function to this one, and in this added function, re-scan
+the set of focused frames, calling `frame-focus-state' to
+retrieve the last known focus state of each frame. Focus events
+are delivered asynchronously, and frame input focus according to
+an external system may not correspond to the notion of the Emacs
+selected frame. Multiple frames may appear to have input focus
+simultaneously due to focus event delivery differences, the
+presence of multiple Emacs terminals, and other factors, and code
+should be robust in the face of this situation.
+
+Depending on window system, focus events may also be delivered
+repeatedly and with different focus states before settling to the
+expected values. Code relying on focus notifications should
+\"debounce\" any user-visible updates arising from focus changes,
+perhaps by deferring work until redisplay.
+
+This function may be called in arbitrary contexts, including from
+inside `read-event', so take the same care as you might when
+writing a process filter.")
+
+(defvar focus-in-hook nil
+ "Normal hook run when a frame gains focus.
+The frame gaining focus is selected at the time this hook is run.
+
+This hook is obsolete. Despite its name, this hook may be run in
+situations other than when a frame obtains input focus: for
+example, we also run this hook when switching the selected frame
+internally to handle certain input events (like mouse wheel
+scrolling) even when the user's notion of input focus
+hasn't changed.
+
+Prefer using `after-focus-change-function'.")
+(make-obsolete-variable
+ 'focus-in-hook "after-focus-change-function" "27.1" 'set)
+
+(defvar focus-out-hook nil
+ "Normal hook run when all frames lost input focus.
+
+This hook is obsolete; see `focus-in-hook'. Depending on timing,
+this hook may be delivered when a frame does in fact have focus.
+Prefer `after-focus-change-function'.")
+(make-obsolete-variable
+ 'focus-out-hook "after-focus-change-function" "27.1" 'set)
+
+(defun handle-focus-in (event)
"Handle a focus-in event.
-Focus-in events are usually bound to this function.
-Focus-in events occur when a frame has focus, but a switch-frame event
-is not generated.
-This function runs the hook `focus-in-hook'."
+Focus-in events are bound to this function; do not change this
+binding. Focus-in events occur when a frame receives focus from
+the window system."
+ ;; N.B. tty focus goes down a different path; see xterm.el.
(interactive "e")
- (run-hooks 'focus-in-hook))
-
-(defun handle-focus-out (&optional _event)
+ (unless (eq (car-safe event) 'focus-in)
+ (error "handle-focus-in should handle focus-in events"))
+ (internal-handle-focus-in event)
+ (let ((frame (nth 1 event)))
+ (setf (frame-parameter frame 'last-focus-update) t)
+ (run-hooks 'focus-in-hook)
+ (funcall after-focus-change-function)))
+
+(defun handle-focus-out (event)
"Handle a focus-out event.
-Focus-out events are usually bound to this function.
-Focus-out events occur when no frame has focus.
-This function runs the hook `focus-out-hook'."
+Focus-out events are bound to this function; do not change this
+binding. Focus-out events occur when a frame loses focus, but
+that's not the whole story: see `after-focus-change-function'."
+ ;; N.B. tty focus goes down a different path; see xterm.el.
(interactive "e")
- (run-hooks 'focus-out-hook))
+ (unless (eq (car event) 'focus-out)
+ (error "handle-focus-out should handle focus-out events"))
+ (let ((frame (nth 1 event)))
+ (setf (frame-parameter frame 'last-focus-update) nil)
+ (run-hooks 'focus-out-hook)
+ (funcall after-focus-change-function)))
(defun handle-move-frame (event)
"Handle a move-frame event.
diff --git a/lisp/term/xterm.el b/lisp/term/xterm.el
index b3b7a216352..ce4e18efff8 100644
--- a/lisp/term/xterm.el
+++ b/lisp/term/xterm.el
@@ -115,13 +115,20 @@ Return the pasted text as a string."
;; notifications) instead of read-event (which can't).
(defun xterm-translate-focus-in (_prompt)
- (handle-focus-in)
+ (setf (terminal-parameter nil 'tty-focus-state) 'focused)
+ (funcall after-focus-change-function)
[])
(defun xterm-translate-focus-out (_prompt)
- (handle-focus-out)
+ (setf (terminal-parameter nil 'tty-focus-state) 'defocused)
+ (funcall after-focus-change-function)
[])
+(defun xterm--suspend-tty-function (_tty)
+ ;; We can't know what happens to the tty after we're suspended
+ (setf (terminal-parameter nil 'tty-focus-state) nil)
+ (funcall after-focus-change-function))
+
;; Similarly, we want to transparently slurp the entirety of a
;; bracketed paste and encapsulate it into a single event. We used to
;; just slurp up the bracketed paste content in the event handler, but
diff --git a/src/frame.c b/src/frame.c
index da82621b8a0..bf0269292d6 100644
--- a/src/frame.c
+++ b/src/frame.c
@@ -1455,23 +1455,15 @@ This function returns FRAME, or nil if FRAME has been deleted. */)
DEFUN ("handle-switch-frame", Fhandle_switch_frame, Shandle_switch_frame, 1, 1, "^e",
doc: /* Handle a switch-frame event EVENT.
Switch-frame events are usually bound to this function.
-A switch-frame event tells Emacs that the window manager has requested
-that the user's events be directed to the frame mentioned in the event.
-This function selects the selected window of the frame of EVENT.
-
-If EVENT is frame object, handle it as if it were a switch-frame event
-to that frame. */)
+A switch-frame event is an event Emacs sends itself to
+indicate that input is arriving in a new frame. It does not
+necessarily represent user-visible input focus. */)
(Lisp_Object event)
{
- Lisp_Object value;
-
/* Preserve prefix arg that the command loop just cleared. */
kset_prefix_arg (current_kboard, Vcurrent_prefix_arg);
run_hook (Qmouse_leave_buffer_hook);
- /* `switch-frame' implies a focus in. */
- value = do_switch_frame (event, 0, 0, Qnil);
- call1 (intern ("handle-focus-in"), event);
- return value;
+ return do_switch_frame (event, 0, 0, Qnil);
}
DEFUN ("selected-frame", Fselected_frame, Sselected_frame, 0, 0, 0,
@@ -5888,15 +5880,6 @@ when the mouse is over clickable text. */);
The pointer becomes visible again when the mouse is moved. */);
Vmake_pointer_invisible = Qt;
- DEFVAR_LISP ("focus-in-hook", Vfocus_in_hook,
- doc: /* Normal hook run when a frame gains input focus.
-The frame gaining focus is selected at the time this hook is run. */);
- Vfocus_in_hook = Qnil;
-
- DEFVAR_LISP ("focus-out-hook", Vfocus_out_hook,
- doc: /* Normal hook run when all frames lost input focus. */);
- Vfocus_out_hook = Qnil;
-
DEFVAR_LISP ("move-frame-functions", Vmove_frame_functions,
doc: /* Functions run after a frame was moved.
The functions are run with one arg, the frame that moved. */);
diff --git a/src/keyboard.c b/src/keyboard.c
index c9e069c8653..84acb247228 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/keyboard.c
@@ -5331,45 +5331,10 @@ make_lispy_event (struct input_event *event)
}
case FOCUS_IN_EVENT:
- {
- /* Notification of a FocusIn event. The frame receiving the
- focus is in event->frame_or_window. Generate a
- switch-frame event if necessary. */
-
- Lisp_Object frame = event->frame_or_window;
- Lisp_Object focus = FRAME_FOCUS_FRAME (XFRAME (frame));
- if (FRAMEP (focus))
- frame = focus;
- bool switching
- = (
-#ifdef HAVE_X11
- ! NILP (event->arg)
- &&
-#endif
- !EQ (frame, internal_last_event_frame)
- && !EQ (frame, selected_frame));
- internal_last_event_frame = frame;
-
- return (switching ? make_lispy_switch_frame (frame)
- : make_lispy_focus_in (frame));
- }
+ return make_lispy_focus_in (event->frame_or_window);
case FOCUS_OUT_EVENT:
- {
-#ifdef HAVE_WINDOW_SYSTEM
-
- Display_Info *di;
- Lisp_Object frame = event->frame_or_window;
- bool focused = false;
-
- for (di = x_display_list; di && ! focused; di = di->next)
- focused = di->x_highlight_frame != 0;
-
- return focused ? Qnil
- : make_lispy_focus_out (frame);
-
-#endif /* HAVE_WINDOW_SYSTEM */
- }
+ return make_lispy_focus_out (event->frame_or_window);
/* A simple keystroke. */
case ASCII_KEYSTROKE_EVENT:
@@ -6637,6 +6602,31 @@ has the same base event type and all the specified modifiers. */)
error ("Invalid base event");
}
+DEFUN ("internal-handle-focus-in", Finternal_handle_focus_in,
+ Sinternal_handle_focus_in, 1, 1, 0,
+ doc: /* Internally handle focus-in events, possibly generating
+an artifical switch-frame event. */)
+ (Lisp_Object event)
+{
+ Lisp_Object frame;
+ if (!EQ (CAR_SAFE (event), Qfocus_in) ||
+ !CONSP (XCDR (event)) ||
+ !FRAMEP ((frame = XCAR (XCDR (event)))))
+ error ("invalid focus-in event");
+
+ /* Conceptually, the concept of window manager focus on a particular
+ frame and the Emacs selected frame shouldn't be related, but for a
+ long time, we automatically switched the selected frame in response
+ to focus events, so let's keep doing that. */
+ bool switching = (!EQ (frame, internal_last_event_frame)
+ && !EQ (frame, selected_frame));
+ internal_last_event_frame = frame;
+ if (switching || !NILP (unread_switch_frame))
+ unread_switch_frame = make_lispy_switch_frame (frame);
+
+ return Qnil;
+}
+
/* Try to recognize SYMBOL as a modifier name.
Return the modifier flag bit, or 0 if not recognized. */
@@ -11277,6 +11267,7 @@ syms_of_keyboard (void)
defsubr (&Scurrent_idle_time);
defsubr (&Sevent_symbol_parse_modifiers);
defsubr (&Sevent_convert_list);
+ defsubr (&Sinternal_handle_focus_in);
defsubr (&Sread_key_sequence);
defsubr (&Sread_key_sequence_vector);
defsubr (&Srecursive_edit);
diff --git a/src/w32term.c b/src/w32term.c
index 24950dd25ec..ff0d2bf5ddb 100644
--- a/src/w32term.c
+++ b/src/w32term.c
@@ -2886,20 +2886,6 @@ x_focus_changed (int type, int state, struct w32_display_info *dpyinfo,
{
x_new_focus_frame (dpyinfo, frame);
dpyinfo->w32_focus_event_frame = frame;
-
- /* Don't stop displaying the initial startup message
- for a switch-frame event we don't need. */
- if (NILP (Vterminal_frame)
- && CONSP (Vframe_list)
- && !NILP (XCDR (Vframe_list)))
- {
- bufp->arg = Qt;
- }
- else
- {
- bufp->arg = Qnil;
- }
-
bufp->kind = FOCUS_IN_EVENT;
XSETFRAME (bufp->frame_or_window, frame);
}
diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index eb299c36759..decaa33670b 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -4387,16 +4387,6 @@ x_focus_changed (int type, int state, struct x_display_info *dpyinfo, struct fra
{
x_new_focus_frame (dpyinfo, frame);
dpyinfo->x_focus_event_frame = frame;
-
- /* Don't stop displaying the initial startup message
- for a switch-frame event we don't need. */
- /* When run as a daemon, Vterminal_frame is always NIL. */
- bufp->arg = (((NILP (Vterminal_frame)
- || ! FRAME_X_P (XFRAME (Vterminal_frame))
- || EQ (Fdaemonp (), Qt))
- && CONSP (Vframe_list)
- && !NILP (XCDR (Vframe_list)))
- ? Qt : Qnil);
bufp->kind = FOCUS_IN_EVENT;
XSETFRAME (bufp->frame_or_window, frame);
}