Sublime window now needs to be in-focus to be able to click on tabs

[glic3rinu]

Description of the bug

After upgrading to latest sublime build 4180 I've noticed that sublime window now needs to be the one in focus in order to be able to click on tabs. I (like probably most) constantly switch between windows (terminal, browser, sublime...) and now I need to doubleclick on sublime tabs to be able to open tabs (one for the window focus, one for the tab opening).

I haven't found any mention of this behaviour change on the changelog nor the settings, so I am logging this as a UX bug. Which btw, all other apps I am using don't need to be in focus to be able to switch between tabs.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open sublime
2. Open another app side by side with sublime, and make that app the one in focus
3. Click on a sublime tab and see how nothing happens.

Expected behavior

Tabs should be open when clicking on them, even if the window is not the one in focus.

Actual behavior

Clicking on a tab just brings the window into focus without actially opening it

Sublime Text build number

4180

Operating system & version

MacOS 14.6.1 (23G93)

(Linux) Desktop environment and/or window manager

No response

Additional information

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OpenGL context information

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[elgar-groot]

This is really annoying. It is not just tabs, just clicking anywhere doesn't register the click it only brings the window in focus. I've started typing in/on the wrong file/line so many times now. A fix would be greatly appreciated🙏

[pjcreath]

This also happens even within Sublime. If you have two windows open and click on a tab in the non-active window, it will only bring that window forward and will not switch tabs:

1. Open a sublime window with tabs.
2. Open another sublime window.
3. Click on a tab in the first sublime window and see how nothing happens.

I've also ended up typing in the wrong file more times than I can count.

[BenjaminSchaaf]

We'll be shipping a fix for this in the next build.

[BenjaminSchaaf]

Fixed in build 4184.

[nickpearson]

Is it possible to bring back the "ignore first click when bringing Sublime Text into focus" behavior as a configurable option? I had immediately noticed this change on the previous build and thought it was intentional and enjoyed it.

When switching from a different application, the Sublime Text window's title bar and status bar are sometimes both covered by other windows, making it difficult to click without triggering some unintended action (opening a file, expanding a folder, etc.). It was nice being able to click anywhere to focus the app and have that click be otherwise ignored.

[BenjaminSchaaf]

@nickpearson click-through is standard behavior on macOS, I'd suggest looking for a way to globally disable it. In any case I suggest adding a feature request so that others may voice their desire for such a setting.

[nickpearson]

Thanks, @BenjaminSchaaf. I submitted a feature request.

[elgar-groot]

We could have known. https://xkcd.com/1172/