diff -aur xfwm4-4.6.2//src/client.c xfwm4-mod//src/client.c
--- xfwm4-4.6.2//src/client.c	2010-05-21 12:02:40.000000000 -0500
+++ xfwm4-mod//src/client.c	2010-07-20 11:43:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -876,7 +876,16 @@
             }
             else
             {
-                clientActivate (c, getXServerTime (display_info), TRUE);
+                /* Pass source_is_client = FALSE because in focus-follows-pointer
+                   mode a request from the application to raise or resize
+                   its window should not result in focus being moved to that
+                   window.  The focus should remain where ever the mouse pointer
+                   is.  Consider the scenario where a command (e.g. emacs-client)
+                   typed in an xterm affects some other, existing window.  In
+                   focus-follows-pointer mode the focus should remain with the
+                   xterm where the command was typed.
+                 */
+                clientActivate (c, getXServerTime (display_info), FALSE);
             }
         }
     }