[Bug-AUCTeX] [Itaï BEN YAACOV <address@hidden .fr>] Bug#702871: auctex: Raise/focus window o n forward/reverse search with evince

[Davide G. M. Salvetti]

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Hello developers,

here's a wishlist bug with enclosed patch submitted by a Debian user.

What do you think about it?

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Thanks, Davide

--- Begin Message --- Subject: Bug#702871: auctex: Raise/focus window on forward/reverse search with evince Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:29:05 +0100

Package: auctex
Version: 11.87-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch


Dear Maintainer,

This may be at least partially window-manager-specific, I use gnome shell.

When performing forward search between a LaTeX buffer
and evince, one would usually expect the evince window to pop up -
which it does, but without focus.  On my system this even leads to 
inconsistent alt-tab behaviour, so there could be a window manager bug
here, but that's beside the point - evince should get focus on forward
search, which it doesn't.

Reverse search from evince to emacs does not even raise the emacs window.

This is counter-intuitive (why would I perform a serach if not in order to
see the result?)

I attach a patch I use on my system, which is fairly Linux specific
(using wmctrl).  Not sure that it is the best solution, but pls take a look.
If you apply this, maybe also Recommend wmctrl.

All the beat,
Itai.

0008-raise-window-on-search.patch
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