@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ client_startup_stack_order = NULL;
     client_startup_stack_size = 0;
 
     if (focus_new)
-        focus_fallback(FALSE);
+        focus_fallback(Fallback_NoFocus);
 }
 
 void client_manage(Window window)
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ client_calc_layer(it->data);
         }
     }
 
-    focus_fallback(FALSE);
+    client_unfocus(self);
 
     /* remove from its group */
     if (self->group) {
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ void client_unfocus(Client *self)
 {
     g_assert(focus_client == self);
     g_message("client_unfocus");
-    focus_fallback(FALSE);
+    focus_fallback(Fallback_Unfocusing);
 }
 
 gboolean client_focused(Client *self)

@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ 
                 /* secret magic way of event_process telling us that no client
                    was found for the FocusIn event. ^_^ */
                 if (!isfo && fi.xfocus.window == None)
-                    focus_fallback(FALSE);
+                    focus_fallback(Fallback_NoFocus);
                 if (fi.xfocus.window == e->xfocus.window)
                     return;
             } else
-                focus_fallback(FALSE);
+                focus_fallback(Fallback_NoFocus);
         }
 	break;
     case EnterNotify:

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }
     return FALSE;
 }
 
-void focus_fallback(gboolean switching_desks)
+void focus_fallback(FallbackType type)
 {
     GList *it;
     Client *old = NULL;
@@ -176,17 +176,12 @@ at all for them.
     */
     focus_set_client(NULL);
 
-    if (switching_desks) {
-        /* don't skip any windows when switching desktops */
-        old = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!(switching_desks ? focus_last_on_desktop : focus_last)) {
+    if (!(type == Fallback_Desktop ? focus_last_on_desktop : focus_last)) {
         if (focus_follow) focus_under_pointer();
         return;
     }
 
-    if (old && old->transient_for) {
+    if (type == Fallback_Unfocusing && old && old->transient_for) {
         if (old->transient_for == TRAN_GROUP) {
             for (it = focus_order[screen_desktop]; it != NULL; it = it->next) {
                 GSList *sit;
@@ -196,14 +191,15 @@ if (sit->data == it->data && client_focus(sit->data))
                         return;
             }
         } else {
-            if (client_focus(old->transient_for))
-                return;
+            if (client_normal(old->transient_for))
+                if (client_focus(old->transient_for))
+                    return;
         }
     }
 
     for (it = focus_order[screen_desktop]; it != NULL; it = it->next)
-        if (it->data != old && client_normal(it->data))
-            if (client_focus(it->data))
+        if (type != Fallback_Unfocusing || it->data != old)
+            if (client_normal(it->data) && client_focus(it->data))
                 return;
 
     /* nothing to focus */
@@ -249,11 +245,9 @@ if (it == NULL) it = g_list_last(list);
         }
         ft = client_focus_target(it->data);
         if (ft == it->data && focus_client != ft && client_normal(ft) &&
-            client_focusable(ft)) {
-            if (client_focus(ft)) {
-                noreorder++; /* avoid reordering the focus_order */
-                return ft;
-            }
+            client_focus(ft)) {
+            noreorder++; /* avoid reordering the focus_order */
+            return ft;
         }
     } while (it != start);
     return NULL;

@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ /*! Specify which client is currently focused, this doesn't actually
   send focus anywhere, its called by the Focus event handlers */
 void focus_set_client(struct Client *client);
 
+typedef enum {
+    Fallback_Desktop,    /* switching desktops */
+    Fallback_Unfocusing, /* forcefully remove focus from the curernt window */
+    Fallback_NoFocus     /* nothing has focus for some reason */
+} FallbackType;
+
 /*! Call this when you need to focus something! */
-void focus_fallback(gboolean switching_desks);
+void focus_fallback(FallbackType type);
 
 /*! Cycle focus amongst windows
   Returns the Client to which focus has been cycled, or NULL if none. */

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ /* focus the last focused window on the desktop, and ignore enter events
        from the switch so it doesnt mess with the focus */
     XSync(ob_display, FALSE);
     while (XCheckTypedEvent(ob_display, EnterNotify, &e));
-    focus_fallback(TRUE);
+    focus_fallback(Fallback_Desktop);
 
     dispatch_ob(Event_Ob_Desktop, num, old);
 }