diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3cf804f57..342ae690d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-07-05  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
+
+	* src/window.c (update_wm_hints): Change default value of input
+	hint (if not specified) to true instead of false. This is what 
+	some clients assume, such as Visual SlickEdit.
+
 2002-07-02  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
 
 	* src/window.c (meta_window_show_menu): use new macros to get
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 9eccea192..531330d1b 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -4036,7 +4036,7 @@ update_wm_hints (MetaWindow *window)
   XWMHints *hints;
   
   /* Fill in defaults */
-  window->input = FALSE;
+  window->input = TRUE;
   window->initially_iconic = FALSE;
   window->xgroup_leader = None;
   window->wm_hints_pixmap = None;
@@ -4048,7 +4048,8 @@ update_wm_hints (MetaWindow *window)
                        window->xwindow);
   if (hints)
     {
-      window->input = ((hints->flags & InputHint) != 0) && hints->input;
+      if (hints->flags & InputHint)
+        window->input = hints->input;
 
       if (hints->flags & StateHint)
         window->initially_iconic = (hints->initial_state == IconicState);