@@ -1164,7 +1164,8 @@ /* if using focus_delay, stop the timer now so that focus doesn't go
            moving on us */
         event_halt_focus_delay();
 
-        client_focus(data->client.any.c);
+        if (client_validate(data->client.any.c))
+            client_focus(data->client.any.c);
     }
 }
 

@@ -2937,8 +2937,10 @@ {
     /* choose the correct target */
     self = client_focus_target(self);
 
+#if 0
     if (!client_validate(self))
         return FALSE;
+#endif
 
     if (!client_can_focus(self)) {
         if (!self->frame->visible) {

@@ -472,7 +472,9 @@ /*! Returns what client_focus would return if passed the same client, but
   without focusing it or modifying the focus order lists. */
 gboolean client_can_focus(ObClient *self);
 
-/*! Attempt to focus the client window */
+/*! Attempt to focus the client window
+  NOTE: You should validate the client before calling this !! (client_validate)
+*/
 gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self);
 
 /*! Remove focus from the client window */

@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ break;
             }
         }
 
-#if 0 /* focus debugging stuff */
+#if 1 /* focus debugging stuff */
     if (e->type == FocusIn || e->type == FocusOut) {
         gint mode = e->xfocus.mode;
         gint detail = e->xfocus.detail;
@@ -1287,9 +1287,11 @@ {
     ObClient *c = data;
 
     if (focus_client != c) {
-        client_focus(c);
-        if (config_focus_raise)
-            client_raise(c);
+        if (client_validate(c)) {
+            client_focus(c);
+            if (config_focus_raise)
+                client_raise(c);
+        }
     }
     return FALSE; /* no repeat */
 }

@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ if (show) {
         /* focus desktop */
         for (it = focus_order[screen_desktop]; it; it = g_list_next(it))
             if (((ObClient*)it->data)->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DESKTOP &&
-                client_focus(it->data))
+                client_validate(it->data) && client_focus(it->data))
                 break;
     } else {
         focus_fallback(OB_FOCUS_FALLBACK_NOFOCUS);