Preventing focus changes without clicks?

Hi,
I have a simple desire: I never want any application to steal focus from the current application without me explicitly clicking on that application. IF I'm working in one app, I don't want any other app to bring itself to the front...ever. Put differently, I want to kill makeKey unless the application already has keyboard focus.
I understand that in some cases (like modal dialogs) this is impossible, but in many cases it should be possible.
Is there anybody who has done this? Any way to make this the case? I'm so consistently frustrated I want to cry.

Hey Adam
I agree that this is REALLY annoying!!
One of the things I've really loved about Mac OS/X and Linux is that
programs don't steel focus when launching or otherwise want my attention.
But since I've started using Mac about 2 years ago this issue has
become more of a problem.
I'm guessing apple developers doesn't really communicate ..
The whole idea with the bouncing app-icon on the dock is useless unless
OS/X prevents applications from taking focus.
I want to decide when I want to look at an application that wants my focus.
Not being FORCED to focus it!!
In my opinion this issue has really elevated since Snow Leopard!
Come on Apple! Give us back our control of the OS!!
Let Microsoft annoy their users as much as they want but please let
us be cool and relaxed as the image you've put on us!!

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<blockquote>
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