159092 - -remote doesn't raise the window

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: X-remote, defect)

Description

[Colin Blake]

When I use the -remote option, the Mozilla window is not raised. Using the
-raise option makes no difference.

Looking at the code
http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/xpfe/components/xremote/src/XRemoteService.cpp

it looks like "raise" should be the default, unless "noraise" is specified, but
this isn't the way its working.

Seen on both OpenVMS and Linux 1.1 Alpha.

Comment 1

[Colin Blake]

.... and 1.1 beta too.

Comment 2

[Andrew Schultz]

the raiseWindow flag is set but never used.

Comment 3

[Christopher Blizzard (:blizzard)]

That flag is there to remind me to implement it. :)

Comment 4

[Colin Blake]

Then consider yourself reminded :-)

Comment 5

[Andrew Schultz]

Attachment: patch

new-tab seems raise by itself, but I added code there too in case it ceases to
do that at some point.

Comment 6

[Christophe Combelles]

This "Raise" feature would be useful in the case of an application which works
always in fullscreen mode.
One button of this application starts mozilla.
If mozilla is hidden by the fullscreen application, my "start mozilla" button
must not start a new instance mozilla, but raise the open window.

So in that case, I would like to call something like :
mozilla -remote 'http:'
or
mozilla -remote 'xfeDoCommand(raise)'

The first one actually works with NS4, but the second one would be better for
mozilla.

Is there an other way to do that, while "-raise" is not implemented ?

Comment 7

[Christophe Combelles]

I have found a way to be able to raise the window :

mozilla -remote 'openURL(javascript:window.focus())'

This seems to work good, at least for me with Solaris8/OpenWindows/moz1.1,
Redhat7.2/mwm/moz0.9.2.1, and Redhat6.2/windowmaker/moz1.0.1.

Comment 8

[Nicholas Nethercote [inactive]]

glandium removed -remote in bug 1080319.