How to stop new windows from coming into focus? Rox-icewm

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  • July 2, 2021 at 5:05 pm #62684
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      Whenever I run discord it steal focus as it checks for updates. I switch focus to a different app, then discord steals focus again once it starts.

      Is there a way to stop this? Can I selectively make Discord always start in the background? Or do I have to change the focus settings for all my programs/windows?

      I’m currently using Rox-icewm and would like to keep it, but Discord stealing focus is annoying enough that I’d consider changing my window manager.

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      July 2, 2021 at 8:55 pm #62695
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        I am not using icewm at the moment, but there are a number of focus related settings in the preferences file.
        This can be access through the control centre on the first tab icewm settings.
        Or editing ~/.icewm/preferences through whatever text editor you choose.

        I think there are also right click options on the task bar / in the menu but I cannot recall at the moment.

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