return false;
} else {
xcb_void_cookie_t cookie;
- /* un-parent the window */
+ /* Ignore any further events by clearing the event mask,
+ * unmap the window,
+ * then reparent it to the root window. */
+ xcb_change_window_attributes(conn, con->window->id,
+ XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK, (uint32_t[]){ XCB_NONE });
+ xcb_unmap_window(conn, con->window->id);
cookie = xcb_reparent_window(conn, con->window->id, root, 0, 0);
/* Ignore X11 errors for the ReparentWindow request.