SDL: x11: Skip announcing WM_TAKE_FOCUS in WM_PROTOCOLS

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From 5e8eb0d4e728bfb6db222fef36f150967fc624c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vlad Zahorodnii <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:45:06 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] x11: Skip announcing WM_TAKE_FOCUS in WM_PROTOCOLS

By putting the WM_TAKE_FOCUS atom in the WM_PROTOCOLS property, SDL
chooses either the "Locally Active" or "Globally Active" input model
depending on the input flag in WM_HINTS.

In order to assist the window manager with making the right decision,
for example, skip this window when choosing what window to activate
next, it will be better if the WM knows right away that the window
accepts or doesn't accept focus (in other words, have either both
the input flag set in WM_HINTS + WM_TAKE_FOCUS or none).

Since the WM_TAKE_FOCUS atom is placed in the WM_PROTOCOLS property, the
WM wanting to adhere to the spec has no choice but send a client message
asking to activate the window and hope for the better.

At quick glance, it appears that the WM_TAKE_FOCUS atom is leftover from
SDL_WINDOWEVENT_TAKE_FOCUS, which was dropped a while ago, and is not
used anymore. So this change removes the WM_TAKE_FOCUS atom to help
window managers such as kwin work better.
---
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c  | 1 -
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h  | 1 -
 src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c | 1 -
 3 files changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
index 4c1a7c6ddc34f..80e86ff9afe79 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ static bool X11_VideoInit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 #define GET_ATOM(X) data->atoms.X = X11_XInternAtom(data->display, #X, False)
     GET_ATOM(WM_PROTOCOLS);
     GET_ATOM(WM_DELETE_WINDOW);
-    GET_ATOM(WM_TAKE_FOCUS);
     GET_ATOM(WM_NAME);
     GET_ATOM(WM_TRANSIENT_FOR);
     GET_ATOM(WM_STATE);
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
index a80712d362a8e..e9c48fdd73708 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ struct SDL_VideoData
     struct {
         Atom WM_PROTOCOLS;
         Atom WM_DELETE_WINDOW;
-        Atom WM_TAKE_FOCUS;
         Atom WM_NAME;
         Atom WM_TRANSIENT_FOR;
         Atom WM_STATE;
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
index 9180577e2646a..deaf67c4871ab 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ bool X11_CreateWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window, SDL_Properties
         int proto_count = 0;
 
         protocols[proto_count++] = data->atoms.WM_DELETE_WINDOW; // Allow window to be deleted by the WM
-        protocols[proto_count++] = data->atoms.WM_TAKE_FOCUS;    // Since we will want to set input focus explicitly
 
         // Default to using ping if there is no hint
         if (SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_PING, true)) {