bayleeadamoss/zazu

Opening Zazu loses focus of the current window

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#306 opened on Nov 10, 2017

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Description

The situation:

I'm using Chrome, writing an e-mail. I want to do a quick math, so Alt+Space, type the operation, get the result, and, when pressing Enter to copy the result to clipboard, or pressing Alt+Space again or ESC to close Zazu, I'd like to return the focus to the window I was in (Chrome in this case) and just continue what I was doing.

In the current behavior, after closing Zazu I have to click or Alt+Tab to get the focus back.

Edit: I'm using Windows 10, 64 bits, build 1709.

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Research direction
Investigate how Zazu handles window focus events. Look for libs like electron window state or similar focus management. Check if there is an option to restore focus to previous window on close.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
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