Why XGrabKey generates extra focus-out and focus-in events?

Question

Does anyone know an xlib function to trap a keypress event without losing the original focus? How to get rid of it?

(or \"to use XGrabKey() without generating Grab-s

Answer 1

My current code(from http://diyism-myboard.googlecode.com/files/myboard.py):

disp=Display()
screen=disp.screen()
root=screen.root

def grab_key(key, mod):
    key_code=string_to_keycode(key)
    #3rd: bool owner_events, 4th: pointer_mode, 5th: keyboard_mode, X.GrabModeSync, X.GrabModeAsync
    root.grab_key(key_code, mod, 0, X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync)
    root.grab_key(key_code, mod|X.LockMask, 0, X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync) #caps lock
    root.grab_key(key_code, mod|X.Mod2Mask, 0, X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync) #num lock
    root.grab_key(key_code, mod|X.LockMask|X.Mod2Mask, 0, X.GrabModeAsync, X.GrabModeAsync)

def main():
    grab_key('Shift_L', X.NONE)
    grab_key('Shift_R', X.NONE)
    while 1:
          evt=root.display.next_event()
          if evt.type in [X.KeyPress, X.KeyRelease]: #ignore X.MappingNotify(=34)
             handle_event(evt)

if __name__ == '__main__':
   main()

When i press "shift" key, the focus lost, and when i release it, the focus come back.