[GH-ISSUE #624] [Launcher] Focus action not working in Hyprland v0.40.0 #8639

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opened 2026-05-23 03:53:13 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 2 comments

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 03:53:13 +01:00

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Originally created by @donovanglover on GitHub (Jun 2, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/624

Describe the bug
Not able to click on applications to focus them in Hyprland v0.40.0

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open a few applications
Try to focus them by clicking on their icons
Nothing happens

Expected behavior
Should work like in Hyprland v0.39.1

System information:

Distro: NixOS 24.05 at github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs@805a384895
Compositor: Tried Hyprland v0.40.0 in 24.05 and github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland@0ebb43c1a3
Ironbar version: Tried 0.15.1 and github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@6edfe94000

Configuration

Possible to reproduce with nix-config by removing the hyprland overlay and rebuilding with nixpkgs changed to nixos-24.05

Additional context

https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues/6236

Originally created by @donovanglover on GitHub (Jun 2, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/624 **Describe the bug** Not able to click on applications to focus them in Hyprland v0.40.0 **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Open a few applications 2. Try to focus them by clicking on their icons 3. Nothing happens **Expected behavior** Should work like in Hyprland v0.39.1 **System information:** - Distro: NixOS 24.05 at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/805a384895c696f802a9bf5bf4720f37385df547 - Compositor: Tried Hyprland v0.40.0 in 24.05 and https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/commit/0ebb43c1a37e7321e5ed7223ea85ed555cc82735 - Ironbar version: Tried 0.15.1 and https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/6edfe940000d1a54a92fb71dd6254909724f9307 **Configuration** Possible to reproduce with [nix-config](https://github.com/donovanglover/nix-config/tree/ca4e454138be3fbdabfd1da787ce8c347231f2bd) by removing the hyprland overlay and rebuilding with nixpkgs changed to `nixos-24.05` **Additional context** - https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues/6236

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2026-05-23 03:53:13 +01:00

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

This looks like a Hyprland bug to me:

With vanilla Hyprland 0.40, the bug is present
Using the hy3 plugin, it works fine

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2024): This looks like a Hyprland bug to me: - With vanilla Hyprland 0.40, the bug is present - Using the [hy3](https://github.com/outfoxxed/hy3) plugin, it works fine

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 03:53:13 +01:00

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@donovanglover commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2024):

Fixed by changing misc:focus_on_activate to true. Seems like wlr_foreign_toplevel_management got changed a bit in 0.40.0.

See: https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues/5939

@donovanglover commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2024): Fixed by changing `misc:focus_on_activate` to `true`. Seems like `wlr_foreign_toplevel_management` got changed a bit in 0.40.0. See: https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues/5939