@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ /* 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, FALSE);
+            client_focus(data->client.any.c);
         }
     } else {
         /* focus action on something other than a client, make keybindings

@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ client_calc_layer(self);
 
     if (fs) {
         /* try focus us when we go into fullscreen mode */
-        client_focus(self, FALSE);
+        client_focus(self);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@ 
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self, gboolean checkinvalid)
+gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self)
 {
     /* choose the correct target */
     self = client_focus_target(self);
@@ -3363,8 +3363,7 @@ */
     if (keyboard_interactively_grabbed())
         keyboard_interactive_cancel();
 
-    if (checkinvalid)
-        xerror_set_ignore(TRUE);
+    xerror_set_ignore(TRUE);
     xerror_occured = FALSE;
 
     if (self->can_focus) {
@@ -3389,8 +3388,7 @@ ce.xclient.data.l[4] = 0l;
         XSendEvent(ob_display, self->window, FALSE, NoEventMask, &ce);
     }
 
-    if (checkinvalid)
-        xerror_set_ignore(FALSE);
+    xerror_set_ignore(FALSE);
 
     return !xerror_occured;
 }
@@ -3426,7 +3424,7 @@ client_shade(self, FALSE);
     if (raise)
         stacking_raise(CLIENT_AS_WINDOW(self));
 
-    client_focus(self, FALSE);
+    client_focus(self);
 }
 
 void client_activate(ObClient *self, gboolean here, gboolean user)

@@ -531,11 +531,8 @@ /*! 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
-  If you care if focus actually went to the window or not, pass checkinvalid
-  as TRUE.
- */
-gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self, gboolean checkinvalid);
+/*! Attempt to focus the client window */
+gboolean client_focus(ObClient *self);
 
 /*! Activates the client for use, focusing, uniconifying it, etc. To be used
   when the user deliberately selects a window for use.

@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Time old = event_curtime;
 
     event_curtime = d->time;
     if (focus_client != d->client) {
-        if (client_focus(d->client, FALSE) && config_focus_raise)
+        if (client_focus(d->client) && config_focus_raise)
             stacking_raise(CLIENT_AS_WINDOW(d->client));
     }
     event_curtime = old;

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ if (config_focus_follow && !config_focus_last)
         if ((c = client_under_pointer()) &&
             (allow_refocus || c != old) &&
             (client_normal(c) &&
-             client_focus(c, TRUE)))
+             client_focus(c)))
         {
             ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS, "found in pointer stuff\n");
             return c;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS, "trying omnipresentness\n");
     if (allow_refocus && old &&
         old->desktop == DESKTOP_ALL &&
         client_normal(old) &&
-        client_focus(old, TRUE))
+        client_focus(old))
     {
         ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS, "found in omnipresentness\n");
         return old;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ */
         if (c->desktop == screen_desktop &&
             client_normal(c) &&
             (allow_refocus || c != old) &&
-            client_focus(c, TRUE))
+            client_focus(c))
         {
             ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS, "found in focus order\n");
             return c;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ backup fallback though)
         */
         if (c->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DESKTOP &&
             (allow_refocus || c != old) &&
-            client_focus(c, TRUE))
+            client_focus(c))
         {
             ob_debug_type(OB_DEBUG_FOCUS, "found a desktop window\n");
             return c;

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ net_active_window, window, &xid) &&
                     (w = g_hash_table_lookup(window_map, &xid)) &&
                     WINDOW_IS_CLIENT(w))
                 {
-                    client_focus(WINDOW_AS_CLIENT(w), FALSE);
+                    client_focus(WINDOW_AS_CLIENT(w));
                 }
             } else {
                 GList *it;

@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ for (it = focus_order; it; it = g_list_next(it)) {
             ObClient *c = it->data;
             if (c->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DESKTOP &&
                 (c->desktop == screen_desktop || c->desktop == DESKTOP_ALL) &&
-                client_focus(it->data, FALSE))
+                client_focus(it->data))
                 break;
         }
     }