changed order of selecting input at root window

main.c

@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	cursor[CurResize] = XCreateFontCursor(dpy, XC_sizing);
 	cursor[CurMove] = XCreateFontCursor(dpy, XC_fleur);
 
+	wa.event_mask = SubstructureRedirectMask | EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask;
+	wa.cursor = cursor[CurNormal];
+	XChangeWindowAttributes(dpy, root, CWEventMask | CWCursor, &wa);
+
 	grabkeys();
 	initrregs();
 
@@ -250,10 +254,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	issel = XQueryPointer(dpy, root, &w, &w, &i, &i, &i, &i, &mask);
 
-	wa.event_mask = SubstructureRedirectMask | EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask;
-	wa.cursor = cursor[CurNormal];
-	XChangeWindowAttributes(dpy, root, CWEventMask | CWCursor, &wa);
-
 	scan();
 
 	/* main event loop, also reads status text from stdin */