Linux: Option to prevent mpv from stealling focus when launched
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Description
Please provide this implemented feature in Linux also:
Option to prevent mpv from stealling focus when launched on macOS · Issue #7725 · mpv-player/mpv
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Research direction
Start with the linked macOS request in issue #7725, then locate mpv’s Linux launch and window-focus handling; this issue names no files or tests. Define a Linux option with equivalent behavior and verify that launching mpv does not steal focus when enabled while the default behavior remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100