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+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+#
+# Please read the following documents before working on tests:
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/testsuite.html
+# (or docs/testsuite)
+#
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/lib-i3test.html
+# (alternatively: perldoc ./testcases/lib/i3test.pm)
+#
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html
+# (or docs/ipc)
+#
+# • http://onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/modern_perl_a4.pdf
+# (unless you are already familiar with Perl)
+#
+# Ticket: #990
+# Bug still in: 4.5.1-23-g82b5978
+
+use i3test i3_autostart => 0;
+
+my $config = <<EOT;
+# i3 config file (v4)
+font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+fake-outputs 1024x768+0+0,1024x768+1024+0
+EOT
+
+my $pid = launch_with_config($config);
+
+my $i3 = i3(get_socket_path());
+
+$i3->connect()->recv;
+
+################################
+# Workspaces requests and events
+################################
+
+my $focused = get_ws(focused_ws());
+
+# Events
+
+# We are switching to an empty workpspace on the output to the right from an empty workspace on the output on the left, so we expect
+# to receive "init", "focus", and "empty".
+my $focus = AnyEvent->condvar;
+$i3->subscribe({
+ workspace => sub {
+ my ($event) = @_;
+ if ($event->{change} eq 'focus') {
+ # Check that we have the old and new workspace
+ $focus->send(
+ $event->{current}->{name} == '2' &&
+ $event->{old}->{name} == $focused->{name}
+ );
+ }
+ }
+})->recv;
+
+cmd 'focus output right';
+
+my $t;
+$t = AnyEvent->timer(
+ after => 0.5,
+ cb => sub {
+ $focus->send(0);
+ }
+);
+
+ok($focus->recv, 'Workspace "focus" event received');
+
+exit_gracefully($pid);
+
+done_testing;