On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:51:21 -0700 Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> said:
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 05:47:42PM +0100, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:45:14 -0700 Ross Vandegrift <r...@kallisti.us> said: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Whenever firefox stops and starts playing audio (e.g. when a song > > > changes), my currently focused window loses focus. As far as I can > > > tell, nothing gets the focus. Any idea what's going on? > > > > > > I've noticed it before, but since switching to navidrome for music, it > > > hits me on every song change. I can't tell if other programs trigger > > > it (perhaps firefox closes and repoens PA when playback between songs?) > > > > > > Running EFL 1.26.2, E 0.25.2. > > > > WTH? ... i have never seen this. - well i dont use navidrome - and don't use > > firefox, but perhaps firefox is literally asking to have its window > > activated every track change? there are requests in the netwm extensions to > > ask to be activated. also any x client can actually just set focus. > > basically is it related to firefox? or any audio at all - if it's audio... > > it must have something to do with some app/client i imagine and not the > > actual audio? > > It's not unique to navidrome - other sites like youtube do it too. I > don't quite understand exactly what conditions trigger it. In the past, > I think I've seen it with mpv and rhythbox, but much more rarely. > > I'll keep poking and see if I can get more info on exactly when it > happens. i don't see how this has to do with audio itself. i suspect it's some extra action some client(s) (in x terms - some app with a window - that includes browsers) is doing at the same time a track changes. like i said - requesting activation or something. perhaps it's specific to firefox? i have not seen anything like this with chromium... narrowing down that it has to do with a specific app is a first port of call. then figuring out what that app might be doing is the next thing. -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- Carsten Haitzler - ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
