[GH-ISSUE #617] [Launcher] Multiple windows with focused state in Hyprland #4421

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opened 2026-05-23 00:53:09 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 3 comments

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:53:09 +01:00

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Originally created by @donovanglover on GitHub (Jun 1, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/617

Describe the bug
Possible to trigger states where multiple applications appear focused

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open a favorite application
Switch to another workspace
Open another favorite application
Both applications now have the focused state

Expected behavior
Only one application should have the focused state

System information:

Distro: NixOS 24.05 at github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs@805a384895
Compositor: Hyprland v0.40.0
Ironbar version: Latest commit from yesterday at github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@6edfe94000

Configuration

Ironbar overlay for 24.05

final: prev: {
  ironbar = prev.ironbar.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
    version = "0.15.1-unstable-2024-05-31";

    src = prev.fetchFromGitHub {
      owner = "JakeStanger";
      repo = "ironbar";
      rev = "6edfe940000d1a54a92fb71dd6254909724f9307";
      hash = "sha256-AD9lVgAfFUORYR/fCzO1vD7Ve8O9gFpJT/9dcZ47B2o=";
    };

    cargoDeps = oldAttrs.cargoDeps.overrideAttrs (prev.lib.const {
      name = "${oldAttrs.pname}-${version}-vendor.tar.gz";
      inherit src;
      outputHash = "sha256-eqyKX5eLiXjUFt/R5X8OIokz4s10GvFKvzoNURiWeAo=";
    });
  });
}

Additional context

Switching to the first open application removes the focus from the second one, and focus remains fixed when switching between the windows.
Switching to a new workspace and then the previous one (with the 2nd application) results in applications 1 and 2 appearing focused.
- Only seems to occur when switching to a workspace that has application 2 focused
- Opening a 3rd application causes the same behavior with the 1st and the 3rd
- Application 1 remains focused when switching to an empty workspace

Originally created by @donovanglover on GitHub (Jun 1, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/617 **Describe the bug** Possible to trigger states where multiple applications appear focused **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Open a favorite application 2. Switch to another workspace 3. Open another favorite application 4. Both applications now have the focused state **Expected behavior** Only one application should have the focused state **System information:** - Distro: NixOS 24.05 at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/805a384895c696f802a9bf5bf4720f37385df547 - Compositor: Hyprland v0.40.0 - Ironbar version: Latest commit from yesterday at https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/6edfe940000d1a54a92fb71dd6254909724f9307 **Configuration** <details><summary>Ironbar overlay for 24.05</summary> ```nix final: prev: { ironbar = prev.ironbar.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec { version = "0.15.1-unstable-2024-05-31"; src = prev.fetchFromGitHub { owner = "JakeStanger"; repo = "ironbar"; rev = "6edfe940000d1a54a92fb71dd6254909724f9307"; hash = "sha256-AD9lVgAfFUORYR/fCzO1vD7Ve8O9gFpJT/9dcZ47B2o="; }; cargoDeps = oldAttrs.cargoDeps.overrideAttrs (prev.lib.const { name = "${oldAttrs.pname}-${version}-vendor.tar.gz"; inherit src; outputHash = "sha256-eqyKX5eLiXjUFt/R5X8OIokz4s10GvFKvzoNURiWeAo="; }); }); } ``` </details> **Additional context** - Switching to the first open application removes the focus from the second one, and focus remains fixed when switching between the windows. - Switching to a new workspace and then the previous one (with the 2nd application) results in applications 1 and 2 appearing focused. - Only seems to occur when switching to a workspace that has application 2 focused - Opening a 3rd application causes the same behavior with the 1st and the 3rd - Application 1 remains focused when switching to an empty workspace

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2026-05-23 00:53:09 +01:00

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JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:53:09 +01:00

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@donovanglover commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2024):

FWIW I can reproduce this with NixOS 24.05 + Hyprland v0.39.1 at github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland@31d055f6d4 + Ironbar at github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@6edfe94000

@donovanglover commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2024): FWIW I can reproduce this with NixOS 24.05 + Hyprland v0.39.1 at https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/commit/31d055f6d487bd72fca5b10822e3f3bd95e94cc9 + Ironbar at https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/6edfe940000d1a54a92fb71dd6254909724f9307

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:53:09 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2024):

I can't replicate this one. Switching to another workspace immediately un-focuses the application for me, regardless of:

Whether it's a new or existing (populated) workspace
Whether the current focused application is a favourite
Whether the new focused application is a favourite

Is there something I'm missing here?

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2024): I can't replicate this one. Switching to another workspace immediately un-focuses the application for me, regardless of: - Whether it's a new or existing (populated) workspace - Whether the current focused application is a favourite - Whether the new focused application is a favourite Is there something I'm missing here?

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:53:09 +01:00

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@donovanglover commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2024):

No idea what happened but I can't reproduce with github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@a93108b7e7 so I'm closing this

@donovanglover commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2024): No idea what happened but I can't reproduce with https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/a93108b7e70694583897b755aacf73bd2d728656 so I'm closing this