is there a way to auto-shade window on focus?

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icycle Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0 OS	is there a way to auto-shade window on focus? Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:51 pm I'm wondering if there's a way to have a window automatically shade when it loses focus, and unshade when it comes back into focus. Use case is a chat window that I want to keep hidden except when I focus the window. Alt-Tab keeps it open, minimizing or shading (through a KB shortcut I created) is extra effort each time. Chat windows are set to appear on all desktops, so hiding it behind the currently active window is not a good option. Thanks-
Hans Administrator Posts 3304 Karma 24 OS	Re: is there a way to auto-shade window on focus? Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:33 pm Sounds like something that will be possible with KWin scripting. You can read a bit about it here: http://rohanprabhu.com/?tag=kwin_scripting Problem solved? Please click on "Accept this answer" below the post with the best answer to mark your topic as solved. 10 things you might want to do in KDE \| Open menu with Super key \| Mouse shortcuts
TheBlackCat Registered Member Posts 2945 Karma 8 OS	Re: is there a way to auto-shade window on focus? Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:55 pm There isn't, but you can set it to unshade on hover, which should be basically the same in practice. Man is the lowest-cost, 150-pound, nonlinear, all-purpose computer system which can be mass-produced by unskilled labor. -NASA in 1965
icycle Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0 OS	Re: is there a way to auto-shade window on focus? Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:25 pm TheBlackCat wrote:There isn't, but you can set it to unshade on hover, which should be basically the same in practice. Thanks, I am now using this with success. I assumed hover meant a mouse needed to be involved, but it functions as desired with alt-tab switching too. Excellent that there is no scripting needed, but great that there's an option like that. Thanks all.