+
+/* extern */ wxWindow *g_focusWindow = (wxWindow*) NULL;
+
+// if we detect that the app has got/lost the focus, we set this variable to
+// either TRUE or FALSE and an activate event will be sent during the next
+// OnIdle() call and it is reset to -1: this value means that we shouldn't
+// send any activate events at all
+static int g_sendActivateEvent = -1;