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Akovia · November 12, 2025, 1:13pm

Programs, dialogs, and utility windows launched from within a program do not open on top. This is about 80% of all launches, but I can’t find what is determining this.

For instance I can launch Haruna by double clicking the file within Krusader and it opens on top, but if I launch it from within my media manager app (tinymediamanager), it always opens in the background. File choosers and other dialogs from most apps open in the background.

I’ve tried toying with focus stealing prevention on a per app basis with mixed results, but this can’t be the answer. Is something borked in my system?

Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

skyfishgoo · November 12, 2025, 2:53pm

if you create a new user, does the behavior remain the same?

ooolder1 · November 14, 2025, 1:18am

This may be a bug. I noticed this notably when opening Yakuake. As a fix, I have created a rule in “Window Rules”: