Multi monitor - same window app focus issue

[albibenni]

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Steps to reproduce:

1. Have 2 monitors and open in each a browser new window - 1 in the primary monitor 1 in the secondary - (I have brave but the same issue is on chrome and probably any app that allows that multi window (?))
2. navigate to another workspace (where brave isn't there)
3. navigate back to the workspace where the window is present
4. the focus shift to the other - for my test on the secondary monitor
   eg. I've brave on workspace 1 - primary monitor - and workspace 10 -secondary monitor-, I navigate to workspace 3 - primary monitor - then I go back to 1, it auto switch to workspace 10 focus on brave other window
   Also I've borders and it doesn't switch like aerospace does, it stay on the correct selected workspace (sometimes it happens sometimes it doesn't)

Expected result: focus following the workspace selected
Actual result: focus on the other brave window/workspace

Additional info

now I upgraded to v.0.21.2-Beta
I don't remember which version was before ( and had the same issue )

this is my config:

# Place a copy of this config to ~/.aerospace.toml
# After that, you can edit ~/.aerospace.toml to your liking

# You can use it to add commands that run after login to macOS user session.
# 'start-at-login' needs to be 'true' for 'after-login-command' to work
# Available commands: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands
after-login-command = []

# You can use it to add commands that run after AeroSpace startup.
# 'after-startup-command' is run after 'after-login-command'
# Available commands : https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands
#after-startup-command = [ 'exec-and-forget borders active_color=0xffe1e3e4 inactive_color=0xff494d64 width=5.0' ]

# ff is required for the color code to be encode by borders??
after-startup-command = [
  # 'exec-and-forget borders active_color=0xffcc9900 width=10.0 inactive_color=0xff494d64 width=5.0'
    # 'exec-and-forget borders active_color=0xffe1e3e4 inactive_color=0xff494d64 width=5.0'
    #NOTE: this is my border app
    'exec-and-forget swiftborders active_color=0xff00ff00 inactive_color=0xff494d64 width=3.0'
]

# Start AeroSpace at login
start-at-login = true

# Normalizations. See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#normalization
enable-normalization-flatten-containers = true
enable-normalization-opposite-orientation-for-nested-containers = true

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#layouts
# The 'accordion-padding' specifies the size of accordion padding
# You can set 0 to disable the padding feature
accordion-padding = 30

# Possible values: tiles|accordion
default-root-container-layout = 'tiles'

# Possible values: horizontal|vertical|auto
# 'auto' means: wide monitor (anything wider than high) gets horizontal orientation,
#               tall monitor (anything higher than wide) gets vertical orientation
default-root-container-orientation = 'auto'

# Possible values: (qwerty|dvorak)
# See https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#key-mapping
key-mapping.preset = 'qwerty'

# Mouse follows focus when focused monitor changes
# Drop it from your config, if you don't like this behavior
# See https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#on-focus-changed-callbacks
# See https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#move-mouse
# Fallback value (if you omit the key): on-focused-monitor-changed = []
on-focused-monitor-changed = ['move-mouse monitor-lazy-center']

# Gaps between windows (inner-*) and between monitor edges (outer-*).
# Possible values:
# - Constant:     gaps.outer.top = 8
# - Per monitor:  gaps.outer.top = [{ monitor.main = 16 }, { monitor."some-pattern" = 32 }, 24]
#                 In this example, 24 is a default value when there is no match.
#                 Monitor pattern is the same as for 'workspace-to-monitor-force-assignment'.
#                 See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#assign-workspaces-to-monitors
[gaps]
inner.horizontal = 8
inner.vertical =   8
outer.left =       8
outer.bottom =     8
outer.top =        8
outer.right =      8

# 'main' binding mode declaration
# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#binding-modes
# 'main' binding mode must be always presented
# Fallback value (if you omit the key): mode.main.binding = {}
[mode.main.binding]

# All possible keys:
# - Letters.        a, b, c, ..., z
# - Numbers.        0, 1, 2, ..., 9
# - Keypad numbers. keypad0, keypad1, keypad2, ..., keypad9
# - F-keys.         f1, f2, ..., f20
# - Special keys.   minus, equal, period, comma, slash, backslash, quote, semicolon, backtick,
#                   leftSquareBracket, rightSquareBracket, space, enter, esc, backspace, tab
# - Keypad special. keypadClear, keypadDecimalMark, keypadDivide, keypadEnter, keypadEqual,
#                   keypadMinus, keypadMultiply, keypadPlus
# - Arrows.         left, down, up, right

# All possible modifiers: cmd, alt, ctrl, shift

# All possible commands: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#exec-and-forget
# You can uncomment the following lines to open up terminal with alt + enter shortcut (like in i3)
# alt-enter = '''exec-and-forget osascript -e '
# tell application "Terminal"
#     do script
#     activate
# end tell'
# '''

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#layout
cmd-slash = 'layout tiles horizontal vertical'
cmd-comma = 'layout accordion horizontal vertical'

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#focus
cmd-h = 'focus left'
cmd-j = 'focus down'
cmd-k = 'focus up'
cmd-l = 'focus right'

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#move
cmd-shift-h = 'move left'
cmd-shift-j = 'move down'
cmd-shift-k = 'move up'
cmd-shift-l = 'move right'


# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#workspace
cmd-1 = 'workspace 1'
cmd-2 = 'workspace 2'
cmd-3 = 'workspace 3'
cmd-4 = 'workspace 4'
cmd-5 = 'workspace 5'
cmd-6 = 'workspace 6'
cmd-7 = 'workspace 7'
cmd-8 = 'workspace 8'
cmd-9 = 'workspace 9'
cmd-0 = 'workspace 10' # In your config, you can drop workspace bindings that you don't need
#alt-1 = 'workspace 11'

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#move-node-to-workspace
cmd-shift-1 = 'move-node-to-workspace 1'
cmd-shift-2 = 'move-node-to-workspace 2'
cmd-shift-3 = 'move-node-to-workspace 3'
cmd-shift-4 = 'move-node-to-workspace 4'
cmd-shift-5 = 'move-node-to-workspace 5'
cmd-shift-6 = 'move-node-to-workspace 6'
cmd-shift-7 = 'move-node-to-workspace 7'
cmd-shift-8 = 'move-node-to-workspace 8'
cmd-shift-9 = 'move-node-to-workspace 9'
cmd-shift-0 = 'move-node-to-workspace 10'

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#workspace-back-and-forth
alt-tab = 'workspace-back-and-forth'
# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#move-workspace-to-monitor
alt-shift-tab = 'move-workspace-to-monitor --wrap-around next'

# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/commands#mode
alt-shift-semicolon = 'mode service'

# resize
cmd-ctrl-h= 'resize smart -50'
cmd-ctrl-l= 'resize smart +50'

[workspace-to-monitor-force-assignment]
1 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
2 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
3 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
4 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
5 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
6 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
7 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
8 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
9 = ['JAPANNEXT MNT']
10 = ['BenQ EW3270U']


# 'service' binding mode declaration.
# See: https://nikitabobko.github.io/AeroSpace/guide#binding-modes
[mode.service.binding]
esc = ['reload-config', 'mode main']
r = ['flatten-workspace-tree', 'mode main'] # reset layout
f = ['layout floating tiling', 'mode main'] # Toggle between floating and tiling layout
backspace = ['close-all-windows-but-current', 'mode main']

# sticky is not yet supported https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/issues/2
#s = ['layout sticky tiling', 'mode main']
cmd-shift-h = ['join-with left', 'mode main']
cmd-shift-j = ['join-with down', 'mode main']
cmd-shift-k = ['join-with up', 'mode main']
cmd-shift-l = ['join-with right', 'mode main']

[[on-window-detected]]
if.app-id = 'com.spotify.client'
run = "move-node-to-workspace 8"
[[on-window-detected]]
if.app-id = 'net.whatsapp.WhatsApp'
run = "move-node-to-workspace 7"
[[on-window-detected]]
if.app-id = 'com.hnc.Discord'
run = 'move-node-to-workspace 7'
[[on-window-detected]]
if.app-id = 'com.microsoft.Outlook'
run = "move-node-to-workspace 9"
[[on-window-detected]]
if.app-id = 'com.microsoft.teams2'
run = 'move-node-to-workspace 6'

I now have my own borders app for focussed window but I had the same issue running JankyBorders.

[nikitabobko]

I didn't quite understand your steps, but sounds like #101 - it's Apple API bug

[nikitabobko]

You can disable 'Displays have separate spaces' to work it around

[albibenni]

Sorry, yes, it looks like I didn't look for that answer enough!

By the way the disabling seems to have fixed it.

Thanks, I appreciate it!