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How do you switch window focus while gaming? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm new to having Linux on my main rig. It's been about a month now. I'm hoping someone has a better way to handle focus while gaming.

I used to, on Windows 10, hit the Windows key to then fiddle with my panel and other opened programs (or alt+tab). In Linux Mint, I have the issue that the Super key doesn't focus the panel and menu, only the menu. I know the reasons for this but functionally It is what I wish it did.

On top of that, alt + tab yanks the cursor to the center of the game screen after initially swapping to the other program. Pushing the super key alone does this as well. But ctrl+alt+down does allow me to swap focus, but it isn't as quick to do.

I'm new so I'm thinking maybe there is a better way to quickly swap focus or even better to kill it from centering the mouse on the game occasionally when swapping around.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

i usually have one window open in the background and alt+tab into that, or if not, i hit windows key and it lets me type in the menu and i can launch another program from there. alternatively you can press win+d and it'll throw the game out of sight. wondering if alt+esc would defocus the game, am not near my pc so i can't test that yet. or how about swapping desktops? (ctrl+alt+right/left)