change focus to item under mouse after tag change

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/config/awesome/rc.lua b/config/awesome/rc.lua
index dc0a50d..9daf950 100644
--- a/config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -581,6 +581,26 @@ end)
 
 client.connect_signal("focus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_focus end)
 client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c) c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal end)
+
+-- from/inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/a/30684548
+tag.connect_signal(
+  "property::selected",
+  function (t)
+    local selected = tostring(t.selected) == "false"
+    if selected then
+      local focus_timer = timer({ timeout = 0.05 })
+      focus_timer:connect_signal("timeout", function()
+        local c = awful.mouse.client_under_pointer()
+        if not (c == nil) then
+          client.focus = c
+          -- c:raise()
+        end
+        focus_timer:stop()
+      end)
+      focus_timer:start()
+    end
+  end
+)
 -- }}}
 
 terminal = "urxvt"