Function updateSelection

tiling.js:4406–4434

(space, metaWindow)

}

export function updateSelection(space, metaWindow) {
    if (!metaWindow) {
        return;
    }
    let clone = metaWindow.clone;
    let cloneActor = clone.cloneActor;

    // first set all selections inactive
    // this means not active workspaces are shown as inactive
    setAllWorkspacesInactive();

    // if metawindow has transient window(s) and it's NOT focused,
    // don't update visual selection (since transient is actually focused)
    if (hasTransient(metaWindow) && metaWindow !== display.focus_window) {
        space.setSelectionInactive();
    }
    else {
        // then set the new selection active
        space.setSelectionActive();
    }

    space.updateWindowPositionBar();

    if (space.selection.get_parent() === clone)
        return;
    Utils.actor_reparent(space.selection, clone);
    clone.set_child_below_sibling(space.selection, cloneActor);
    allocateClone(metaWindow);
}

/**
 * Move the column containing @meta_window to x, y and propagate the change