Bug#347388: vim-gtk: gvim --remote results in a raised window without focus

[Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragao]

Package: vim-gtk
Version: 1:6.4-006+1
Severity: normal

I use gvim to edit mutt mails with the command:

gvim --remote

I ran Xfce, and xfwm4 raises the gvim window but doesn't give it focus.

I took this discussion to the Xfce user mailing list and it was found out that 
gvim is using the EWMH standard NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW to activate its existing 
window, but it's passing an old timestamp. More updated window managers, such 
as xfwm4, don't focus the window if the timestamp is too old. Older window 
managers, such as fluxbox, don't support the timestamp mechanism, so they 
always focus the window. I refer you more details on this article from the 
Xfce discussion thread:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.desktop.xfce.user/11189

Paulo

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages vim-gtk depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0               1.10.3-1       The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                     2.3.5-11       GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libcairo2                 1.0.2-3        The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1            2.3.2-1.1      generic font configuration library
ii  libglib2.0-0              2.8.5-1        The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgpmg1                  1.19.6-21      General Purpose Mouse - shared lib
ii  libgtk2.0-0               2.8.9-2        The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                   6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libncurses5               5.5-1          Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libpango1.0-0             1.10.2-1       Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                    6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Window System Session Management
ii  libx11-6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxcursor1               1.1.3-1        X cursor management library
ii  libxext6                  6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxi6                    6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Window System Input extension li
ii  libxinerama1              6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Window System multi-head display
ii  libxrandr2                6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  libxrender1               1:0.9.0.2-1    X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxt6                    6.9.0.dfsg.1-2 X Toolkit Intrinsics
ii  vim-gui-common            1:6.4-006+1    Vi IMproved - Common GUI files
ii  vim-runtime               1:6.4-006+1    Vi IMproved - Runtime files

vim-gtk recommends no packages.

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